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A typical large tree can suck as much as 40 kilograms of carbon dioxide out of the air over the course of a year. Now scientists at UC Berkeley say they can do the same job with less than half a pound of a fluffy yellow powder.Read more about Half a pound of this powder can remove as much CO2 from the air as a tree, scientists say

Jennifer Doudna's gene-editing technology CRISPR can now manipulate populations of microbes. This new field, called precision microbiome editing, could potentially address asthma and Alzheimer's.Read more about How CRISPR can edit entire microbial populations in our gut

In a video on CNN's Global Public Square, biochemist Jennifer Doudna tells Fareed Zakaria what it was like to win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2020 and how her discovery opens up new possibilities.Read more about On GPS: The gene editing revolution

New research from a team of chemists at UC Berkeley suggests a glimmer of hope when it comes to the thorny problem of recycling plastics — one that may enable us to have our cake, and potentially take a very small bite too.Read more about Has a UC Berkeley chemistry lab discovered the holy grail of plastic recycling?

Chef-turned-chemist Vayu Hill-Maini has a unique passion: transforming food waste into culinary delights using fungi.Read more about Fungi fusion: Turning food waste into culinary delights

A course at the University of California, Berkeley, gets first-year chemistry graduate students thinking about the field’s broader impact.Read more about Teaching chemistry citizenship

Three major startups have faltered over the past year, but smaller firms are finding a niche.Read more about Synthetic biology, once hailed as a moneymaker, meets tough times

Materials that are bigger on the inside than the outside provide a futuristic solution to supply water to an increasingly arid planet.Read more about Startups Are Racing to Make Water Out of Thin Air