Scientists discover a genetic activation among patients with skin cancer that could be suppressed by a new drug.
UC Berkeley |
CRISPR inventor calls for pause in editing heritable genes
Idea for summit on ethics comes from Jennifer Doudna, the UC Berkeley professor who developed technology that makes it easier to manipulate the human genome.
Lawrence Berkeley Lab |
How bacteria vaccinate themselves against viruses
Studying how bacteria set up their immune system to detect viruses could improve genome editing through CRISPR.
UC Berkeley |
Sorghum is focus of $12.3M study of crop drought tolerance
Study will examine the role of epigenetics in allowing plants to survive in drought conditions.
UC Santa Cruz |
Genomics institute partners with Microsoft to accelerate biomedical research
Partnership provides the institute with access to new computing, data storage and analysis capabilities.
UC San Francisco |
Next-generation genomic tests ID brain-eating amoeba
New center aims to make tests more affordable and accessible to doctors.
UC Berkeley |
Octopus genome reveals cephalopod secrets
Researchers are closer to discovering the genes involved in the creature’s ability to change skin color and texture, and to move its eight arms independently.