March 28, 2024
University of California, Berkeley, chemists have devised a novel method to selectively tag tryptophan residues within proteins, potentially leading to the development of new types of drugs and engineered proteins,…
March 21, 2024
At its most basic, chemistry is a lot like working with building blocks – but the materials are atoms and molecules. COFs – or covalent organic frameworks, a new class…
February 15, 2024
UC Berkeley research suggests that constant stress triggered by clumping proteins is killing brain cells. Protein clumps, also known as aggregates, are thought to lead to cell death and dementia.…
February 02, 2024
SCET Alum Alina Su and University of California, Berkeley Bioengineering Professor Irina Conboy are co-founding Generation Lab with the Mission to Extend the Human Healthspan. SCET Alum and former Collider Cup winner,…
February 01, 2024
New regenerative medicine technique may repair and protect the colon For millions of patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), clinical remission can seem out of reach. Current therapeutics like corticosteroids and biologics…
February 01, 2024
Most approved gene therapies today, including those involving CRISPR-Cas9, work their magic on cells removed from the body, after which the edited cells are returned to the patient. This technique…
December 13, 2023
Vertebrates vary widely in the number of retinal cell types in the eye, but most cell types seem to have a common origin. Karthik Shekhar and his colleagues raised a few…
December 07, 2023
The molecular mechanisms responsible for photoprotective memory in algae have implications for crop productivity Fluctuating sunlight poses a challenge for plants and green algae, which must quickly adjust their photosynthetic…