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The periodic table is chemistry’s holy text. Not only does it list all of the tools at chemists’ disposal, but its mere shape – where these elements fall into specific rows and columns – has made profound predictions about new elements and their properties that later came true. But few...Read more about Meet alumna Dawn Shaughnessy, a real-life alchemist

JBEI researchers gain understanding of central metabolism of bacteria and yeast species commonly used in biotechnology.Read more about Potential new way to boost biofuels and bioproducts production

Fall was in the air on Friday night when AICHe, AXS , ACS Berkeley, and the College of Chemistry pulled out all the stops for this year's Fall Festival. About 375 undergraduate students attended the event which turned into a great evening for some fun and friendly rivalries. Everything...Read more about Hey, it's not all chemistry exams at the College

Dr. Jennifer Doudna has issued a statement in response to claims that the world's first genetically edited babies have been born in China. Doudna is a Howard Hughes...Read more about CRISPR co-inventor responds to claim of first genetically edited babies

It is with great sadness we report the passing of Jack Kirsch, who served as a Professor of Molecular & Cell Biology and Chemistry from 1964 to 2006 and as a Professor of the Graduate School in retirement. Jack was an esteemed scientist and a pillar of the campus community who will...Read more about In Memoriam: Professor Jack Kirsch

The criteria for whether a new chemical element has been discovered are set to change, a provisional report by the International Unions for Pure and Applied Chemistry (Iupac) and Physics (Iupap) has announced.

The upper end of the periodic table. For each known isotope the...Read more about Rules for element discovery get superheavy revamp

Richard Saykally, Class of 1932 Endowed Professor of Chemistry at UC Berkeley, will present the BESE Distinguished Lecture on Probing Complex Interfaces at the King Abdullah...Read more about Richard Saykally to present BESE Distinguished Lecture at KAUST

New research from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has been published in "Chemistry: a Europena Journal" about two elements discovered at Berkeley: Berkelium and Californium. Researchers show that berkelium and californium, two elements in the actinide series (elements 89 to 103),...Read more about Scientists revise understanding of the limits of bonding for very electron-rich heavy elements

From water bottles and food containers to toys and tubing, many modern materials are made of plastics. And while we produce about 110 million tons per year of synthetic polymers like polyethylene and polypropylene worldwide for these plastic products, there are still mysteries about...Read more about Scientists Bring Polymers Into Atomic-Scale Focus

College Factual, a website offering advice to prospective college students and their families, has released its 2019 national and state rankings for Best Chemistry Programs for Veterans. UC Berkeley’s Chemistry program was ranked #12 out of 435 for veteran friendliness of all colleges...Read more about UC Berkeley's Chemistry program ranks highly for Veterans