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Rise of dinosaurs not so rapid at all
7.2007
Fossils discovered in northern New Mexico show for the first time that dinosaurs and their non-dinosaur ancestors lived side by side for tens of millions of years.
Synthetic biology
8.2006
The National Science Foundation is funding a five-year, $16 million grant to establish the multi-institute Synthetic Biology Engineering Research Center, or SynBERC, which will be located at UC Berkeley.
Earthquake research
4.7.06
UC researchers are contributing to the understanding of and prevention of earthquakes...
Peering undergound
3.2006
Geochemists use the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab's Advanced Light Source (ALS) along with high performance computer technology to get detailed glimpses underground.
Discover Magazine's 2006 Scientist of the Year
1.2006
UC Berkeley Chemist Jay Keasling was named Discover Magazine's 'Scientist of the Year' for his pioneering work in the nascent field of synthetic biology.
Monitoring ocean depths
6.2004
Scientists at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography have developed and launched an autonomous, underwater vehicle called 'Spray' to monitor ocean depths on a global scale.
Coring the deep seafloor
3.2003
Scientists at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography are studying core samples of deep sea sediments that may potentially fuel future energy needs and may play a role in global warming.
