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How to Edit the Genes of Nature’s Master Manipulators

December 05, 2022

CRISPR, the Nobel Prize-winning gene editing technology, is poised to have a profound impact on the fields of microbiology and medicine yet again. A team led by CRISPR pioneer Jennifer…

Alien bits of DNA that inhabit single-celled microorganisms known as archaea, shown here in a scanning-electron microscope image, appear to assimilate the genes of their hosts, much like the Borg in Star Trek. These large lengths of DNA may be augmenting archaea’s ability to remove methane from soil and thus could play a role in reducing this potent greenhouse gas.

Like the Borg of Star Trek, these ‘aliens’ assimilate DNA from other microbes

October 20, 2022

Only a meter or two below our feet dwells a wealth of microbes whose riches remain largely unexplored. It’s a realm where bacteria, bacteria-like organisms called archaea and fungi mingle…

Two flasks of green algae sit in a spinner

UC Berkeley, Berkeley Lab researchers receive $11.6 million in Department of Energy funding

September 14, 2022

Teams led by researchers from UC Berkeley, the California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences (QB3), and Berkeley Lab have received a combined $11.6 million from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)…

Berkeley researchers and collaborators help reveal a ‘blueprint’ for photosynthesis

August 31, 2022

New findings in microbes called cyanobacteria present new opportunities for plant science, bioengineering and environmental protection. UC Berkeley researchers and colleagues at Michigan State University, the University of South Bohemia…

Print, Recycle, Repeat: Scientists Demonstrate a Biodegradable Printed Circuit

August 29, 2022

A Berkeley Lab-led research team has developed a fully recyclable and biodegradable printed circuit. The advance could divert wearable devices and other flexible electronics from landfill, and mitigate the health…

Cartoon graphic showing a pink primary tumor on one side and a tumor that has undergone metastasis on the right side

Scientists find trigger that sets off metastasis in pancreatic cancer

June 29, 2022

Pancreatic cancer, though rare, is one of the deadliest of cancers, killing nearly 50,000 people yearly and doing so quickly, primarily because it metastasizes rapidly through the body. Barely one…

In 10 years, CRISPR transformed medicine. Can it now help us deal with climate change?

June 28, 2022

Coming from a long line of Iowa farmers, David Savage always thought he would do research to improve crops. That dream died in college, when it became clear that any genetic tweak…

With a little help, new optical material assembles itself

February 04, 2022

A research team led by QB3-Berkeley faculty Ting Xu has demonstrated tiny concentric nanocircles that self-assemble into an optical material with precision and efficiency.

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