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CIRES/NOAA scientist studies atmospheric particles and climate, air quality.

UC Berkeley scientists have discovered simple CRISPR systems similar to CRISPR-Cas9 — a gene-editing tool that has revolutionized biology — in previously unexplored bacteria that have eluded efforts to grow them in the laboratory.

Chemist and nanotechnology pioneer Paul Alivisatos, bioengineer Amy Herr and chemical engineer Enrique Iglesia – were among 175 distinguished academic inventors named fellows in an announcement today by the academy.

The Turkish Academy of Sciences (TÜBA) has awarded one of three 2016 Academy Prizes to Berkeley chemistry professor Omar Yaghi.

The New England Section of the American Chemical Society (NESACS) has awarded Berkeley chemistry professor Gabor Somorjai its prestigious 2016 Richards Medal.

Colleagues reflect on the passing of UC Berkeley professor and pioneer in RNA folding.

Ke Xu has been awarded a 2016 Packard Fellowship

The Cohen research team is using sensor technology to measure the concentrations of atmospheric gases at both local and global scales, and from that data develop computational models that describe the emission processes and rates that cause those obse

UC Berkeley biochemist Jennifer Doudna, molecular biologist Robert Tijan and a team of researchers have expanded the role of the newly discovered CRISPR protein C2c2 that targets RNA instead of DNA.

Alum Jeremy Baskin finds new home as Cornell professor. (Photo courtesy Shaogeng Tang)

Nobel Laureate Roger Tsien, former Berkeley professor, has died.

Terry Rosen—alum, donor, commencement speaker and serial biotech entrepreneur—has launched another successful start up.

Michelle Chang has been awarded the Pfizer Award in Enzyme Chemistry. Jennifer Doudna has received The Biopolymers Murray Goodman Memorial Prize.