A UC Berkeley study found that social prairie voles lacking the receptor for oxytocin are slow to form friendships and less aggressive toward unfamiliar peers. This suggests a role for oxytocin in both the “approach” and “avoid” sides of maintaining friendships.
The University of California has received two new patents for use of the revolutionary CRISPR-Cas9 technology. Five more are expected to be issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office by the end of the summer.
Christopher J. Chang, Class of 1942 Chair Professor of Chemistry and Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of Berkeley, has been awarded the Humboldt Research Award. The award, honoring internationally recognized researchers, includes a stay at the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research in Heidelberg where Professor Chang will be hosted by Professor Kai Johnsson....
Graduates of the College’s Chemistry and Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering departments are making news as they become market innovators with their recent startups and products. News stories about Lygos, Chemistry and Ripple look at the latest chemistry innovations and funding for these companies.
Three common pathways of endocytosis in a cell to internalize outside substances. Figure credit: scientificanimations.com, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The Schepartz lab at UC Berkeley recently reported a way to efficiently deliver therapeutic proteins into live cells and...
Ziyang Zhang has been awarded the NIH Director's New Innovator Award for exceptionally creative early career scientists proposing innovative, high-impact projects.
New research on copper could lead to better understanding of role in sleep.
Graduates of the College’s Chemistry and Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering departments are making news as they become market innovators with their recent startups and products. News stories about Lygos, Chemistry and Ripple look at the latest chemistry innovations and funding for these companies.
