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 and environmental hazards posed by heavy metal waste. According to the United Nations, less than a quarter of all U.S. electronic waste gets recycled. In 2021…
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 people survive beyond five years. But a discovery by chemists at the University of California, Berkeley, suggests a new way to slow or…
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 to a crop would take at least a year to test; for some perennials and trees, it could take five to 10 years. Faced with…
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.
February 04, 2022
A study led by QB3-Berkeley faculty affiliate Daniel Rokhsar is the first to compare the chromosomal position of genes from diverse animals, allowing the ancestral organization to be inferred and rare changes in chromosome organization to be studied.
January 20, 2022
Scientists have long researched the interplay of how nature (genetics) and nurture (sensory experience following birth) shape our brains and make us who we are. In early brain development, environmental stimuli are considered indispensable for the healthy development of many brain regions executing functions essential for the organism’s survival. This formative period addresses the…
January 18, 2022
UC Berkeley research strives to understand the cell’s complex recycling program and how we can use it to treat diseases. Our bodies are composed of trillions of cells—each one equipped with a microscopic recycling center known as the ubiquitin-proteasome system, or UPS. When proteins inside the cell need to be removed, the UPS recognizes, marks,…
January 11, 2022
The Chan Zuckerberg Biohub announced today (Jan. 11) the second cohort of scientists to be named CZ Biohub Investigators, 21 of whom are UC Berkeley faculty members. Of these 21 Berkeley faculty members, nine are QB3-Berkeley faculty affiliates. The investigator competition, open to faculty members at Stanford University, UC San Francisco and Berkeley, awards $1 million…