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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

Jennifer Doudna, Crispr and a great scientific breakthrough. An invaluable account, by Doudna and Samuel Sternberg, of their role in the revolution...Read more about Book Review: A Crack in Creation

UC Berkeley joins five other world universities in a cluster known as the "elite six," in newly released 2017 reputation rankings by Times Higher Education.Read more about Berkeley ranks among world’s ‘elite six’ universities

A breakthrough in genetic technology has given humans more power than ever to change nature. It could help eliminate hunger and disease; it could also lead to the sort of dystopia we used to only read about in sci-fi novels....Read more about Freakonomics Radio interviews Jennifer Doudna: Evolution, Accelerated

BEACO2N (BErkeley Atmospheric CO2 Observation Network), developed by Ron Cohen, measure whether California's strict regulations around emissions—meant to help combat climate change—were paying off...Read more about A race to develop pollution sensing tech plays out in Oakland

Omar Yaghi, the James and Neeltje Tretter Professor in Chemistry, has been selected as the winner of the 2017 Albert Einstein World Award of Science from the World Cultural Council.Read more about Yaghi wins World Cultural Council award

Thomas Maimone of the Department of Chemistry has been selected by the Rose Hills Innovator Program for his innovative research entitled: Synthetic Antibiotic Drug Discovery Platforms Inspired by Natural Products.Read more about Maimone selected by Rose Hills Innovator Program

A bronze plaque designating the Mars Infrared Spectrometer as an ACS National Historic Chemical Landmark was unveiled at the May 15 ceremony, and a version of the Mars IRS is on view inside Pimentel Hall. It is accompanied by a display of historical materials and photographs tracing the efforts...Read more about Mars work by UC Berkeley’s George Pimentel recognized with national historic landmark