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Berkeley Lab/UC Berkeley Researchers increase NMR/MRI sensitivity through hyperpolarization of nuclei in diamond. (Photo by Christophoros Vassiliou)
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A new study from UC Berkeley illustrates the ease with which CRISPR-Cas9 can knock out genes in exotic animals — in this case, an amphipod or sandhopper — to learn how those genes control growth and development.
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How Berkeley Lab battery spinoff Seeo got acquired by a major multinational company.
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Jennifer Doudna on the ethical and societal issues of editing heritable genes.
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Research shows that the price of your no-fuss non-stick pan may be higher than you thought.Read more about A sticky non-stick situation
The Daily Cal analyses Berkeley as a public trust.Read more about What makes UC Berkeley a public institution?
Xu and fellow Berkeley Lab researchers develop nanoparticles that can carry therapeutics across the brain blood barrier. Photo by Roy KaltschmidtRead more about Nanocarriers may carry new hope for brain cancer therapy
The Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering welcomes their newest professor, Kranthi Mandadapu.Read more about Mandadapu joins the CBE faculty
Two new studies from UC Berkeley should give scientists who use CRISPR-Cas9 for genome engineering greater confidence that they won't inadvertently edit the wrong DNA....Read more about CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing: check three times, cut once
Yaghi study challenges prevailing view on how metal organic frameworks store gasesRead more about A New Way to Look at MOFs
