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The Department of Energy's Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI), led by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), was selected as one of four DOE Bioenergy Research Centers (BRCs) to receive funding in support of innovative research on biofuels and bioproducts....Read more about DOE renews funding for Joint BioEnergy Institute at Berkeley Lab

Research now shows that the countermeasure viruses came up with — inhibitory proteins referred to as anti-CRISPRs — can be used to improve CRISPR-Cas9 as a gene-...Read more about Anti-CRISPR proteins decrease off-target side effects of CRISPR-Cas9

The Wall Street Journal interviews Jennifer Doudna for the Saturday Interview.Read more about The Gene Editors Are Only Getting Started

UC Berkeley and UC Riverside researchers have used CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing technology to insert and spread genes designed to suppress wild insects, while at the...Read more about New gene-editing technique could drive out mosquito-borne disease

Principal investigator Peidong Yang, senior faculty scientist at Berkeley Lab's Materials Sciences Division, find tunable halide perovskites could usher in new generation of...Read more about New Class of ‘Soft’ Semiconductors Could Transform HD Displays

Groundbreaking research conducted in the 1960s that led to the development of an infrared spectrometer that flew aboard the Mariner 6 and 7 spacecraft was designated a National Historic Chemical Landmark during a ceremony on May 15 at the University of California, Berkeley....Read more about Mariner infrared spectrometer designated a chemical landmark

Chemistry professor Ken Raymond has been awarded the 2017 Spedding Award for his "outstanding contributions to science and technology of the rare earths."Read more about Raymond wins 2017 Spedding Award

Intellia Therapeutics received notice from China's State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) that it will grant the company a broad patent covering CRISPR/Cas9 single-guide gene-editing methods and compositions. "SIPO's decision further expands our IP portfolio and is further global recognition...Read more about Intellia, holder of rights to UC’s CRISPR technology, to win China patent

Assistant professor Tom Maimone was named as one of five 2017 Amgen Young Investigators for his contributions to organic synthesis.Read more about Maimone named 2017 Amgen Young Investigator

The College of Chemistry welcomes chemistry professor John Arnold as the new Undergraduate Dean. His appointment begins July 1, 2017.Read more about John Arnold appointed Undergraduate Dean