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UC Berkeley’s College of Chemistry Professor Omar M. Yaghi has been selected to receive the 2017 Japan Society of Coordination Chemistry (JSCC) International Award.Read more about Professor Omar M. Yaghi wins 2017 Japan Society of Coordination Chemistry International Award

Alivisatos is one of the most experienced administrators on a campus -- a campus professor of chemistry who previously served as the campus vice chancellor for research,...Read more about Paul Alivisatos is UC Berkeley’s new provost — is this his final stop?

Two years ago, Jeffrey Long accidentally stumbled across a cooperative adsorbent when he created a MOF that adsorbed carbon dioxide far better than other materials. The CO binding flips the spin state of iron, hence Long's terminology for the material:...Read more about Hints from hemoglobin lead to better carbon monoxide storage

Peidong Yang and fellow scientists have developed a new recipe for creating synthesis gas mixtures, or syngas, that involves adding a pinch of copper atoms sprinkled atop a gold surface.Read more about Scientists fine-tune system to create ‘syngas’ from CO2

CRISPR is the cheapest, simplest, and most effective way of manipulating DNA. It has the power to give us the cure to HIV, genetic diseases, and some cancers. It could even help address the world's hunger crisis. But, it may result in unforeseen consequences. The technology could lead to...Read more about CRISPR: A Crack in Creation

Assistant Professor of Chemistry Thomas Maimone has been awarded the 2017 National Fresenius Award sponsored by Phi Lambda Upsilon, the National Chemistry Honor Society.Read more about Maimone wins 2017 National Fresenius Award

Chemists Peidong Yang and Kelsey Sakimoto have turned bacteria into efficient solar collectors to convert carbon dioxide into acetic acid, which serves as food for other...Read more about Cyborg bacteria turn sunlight into useful chemicals

Jennifer Doudna and Feng Zhang have received separate grants from the National Human Genome Research Institute for CRISPR technology-based projects they both say have the potential to advance the tool's usefulness for human health purposes.

The University of California, Berkeley's Doudna...Read more about Doudna awarded NHGRI grant for CRISPR-based research

On Wednesday and Thursday (August 16-17, 2017) UC Berkeley welcomed about 300 people—scientists, CEOs, farmers, regulators, conservationists, and interested citizens—to its campus to ...Read more about Crispr fans dream of a populist future for gene editing

Gloria Ortiz of the Evan Miller Research Group has is one of 39 new Gilliam fellows selected by The Howard Hughes Medical Institute. The award is given to exceptional doctoral...Read more about Evan Miller Research Group graduate student Gloria Ortiz wins HHMI Fellowship Award