A recent study has linked excessive myelination in the brain’s gray matter to PTSD in…
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The University of California, Berkeley is one of the world’s leading public research institutions, known for its groundbreaking discoveries across the sciences, engineering, and the humanities. Founded in 1868, Berkeley has long been at the forefront of innovation, from the development of the atomic bomb during the Manhattan Project to major contributions in fields like genetics, computer science, and climate research. With a culture that encourages academic freedom and rigorous inquiry, UC Berkeley continues to be a hub for transformative research and thought leadership.
Two new methods allow CRISPR editing of genes in multiple cell types simultaneously. To date,…
70 million-year-old fossils reveal unique walking behavior of this huge, heron-like pterosaur. Look around any…
Time crystals move from theory to reality, lasting seconds in quantum experiments. UC Berkeley physicist…
Knocking out transposon promoter leads to pup death in mice; similar promoters found in many…
Scientists find another use for lizards’ versatile tails: stabilization after headfirst crashes. A gecko’s tail…
Half a century of allowing lightning fires to burn in Yosemite’s Illilouette Creek Basin has…
Berkeley-based project could support action worldwide on climate, health, and poverty. More than 700 imaging…
New CRISPR-based FIND-IT test detects COVID-19 RNA in minutes without amplification, promising faster, simpler diagnostics.…
Adding absorbent nanoparticles to polymer membranes simplifies desalination. University of California, Berkeley, chemists have discovered…
Model of how Earth’s inner core froze into solid iron implies it may be only…
Juvenile tyrannosaurs tested their chops as they grew to become bone crushers like their parents.…
Polymer-eating enzymes embedded in plastic allow programmed degradation. Biodegradable plastics have been advertised as one…
Analysis of what’s known about the dinosaur leads to conclusion there were 2.5 billion over…
How Fast Is the Universe Expanding? Galaxies Provide One Answer Determining how rapidly the universe…
New research throws wide open the amount of information that can be simultaneously transmitted by…
Gaia survey provides location and motion of 1.3 million binary pairs within 3,000 light-years of…
Falling Incomes, Smaller Meals, Educational Setbacks Among the Consequences The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic…