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Scientifically gifted, agile and charmingly quirky, Freja Ekman knows firsthand how it feels to win the genetic lottery. But UC Berkeley’s top graduating senior is also painfully aware of how a single gene mutation can drastically alter the trajectory of one’s life.Read more about Top graduating senior champions neurodiversity

A new thorium-aluminum complex is the first in which an actinide element donates electrons when bonding with a metal.Read more about Actinide acts as electron donor for first time

A newly developed sorbent-based alternative has recently shown that it can harvest atmospheric moisture even when the relative humidity drops to around 10...Read more about Atmospheric harvesters will enable arid nations to drink from thin air

Female leaders in science and advocacy embrace the fast-growing business.Read more about Women shaping the cannabis industry

The National Academy of Sciences has named five new members from UC Berkeley -- Yang Dan, Ehud Isacoff, Umesh Vazirani, Kristie Boering...Read more about National Academy of Sciences adds five Berkeley faculty members to its ranks

Professor of Chemistry and Molecular and Cell Biology, Michael Marletta, will receive an Honorary Doctor of Science degree from the State University of New York at Fredonia.Read more about Michael Marletta to receive State University of New York Honorary Doctor of Science degree

The world is getting closer to using Crispr to detect a disease quickly, accurately, and cheaply thanks to a new company co-...Read more about CRISPR pioneer Jennifer Doudna is co-founder of new biotech company

Berkeley Lab, Somorjai researchers say hybrid approach could lead to next-generation catalysts.Read more about In Pursuit of Perfect Chemistry: A Vision for Unifying Catalysis

Celebrate earth week by getting involved. Student Environmental Resource Center (SERC) and Environmental & Sustainability Student Organizations have developed lots of ways to get involved. View the schedule here.Read more about UC Berkeley celebrates earth week

The collaborators hope new advances in chemical biology could open up the human proteome.Read more about Novartis and Berkeley researchers team up to tackle the industry’s toughest drug targets