UCSF HIV/AIDS research intersects with abortion debate amid federal regulations
On June 5, thousands of cyclists rode in the AIDS/LifeCycle fundraiser. That same day, federal officials dealt a blow to HIV/AIDS researchers at UCSF.
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Category Archives: Research & Ideas
UC Berkeley, UCSF, British pharmaceutical company to collaborate on CRISPR research lab
British multinational corporation GlaxoSmithKline, or GSK, announced its partnership with UC Berkeley and UCSF on June 13 to build a state-of-the-art laboratory for CRISPR research, a revolutionary genetic modification technology.
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Gene mutation made with CRISPR leads to higher mortality rates, UC Berkeley study finds
Chinese scientist He Jiankui genetically mutated twins born last year to be resistant to HIV infection through the CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technology — however, according to an analysis released June 3 by UC Berkeley researchers, this mutation also comes with a 21 percent increase in mortality later in life.
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Young adults among most ‘poverty-prone’ age groups, UC Berkeley research center finds
An issue brief from the Berkeley Institute for the Future of Young Americans showed that the number of young adults aged 18 to 24 experiencing poverty has increased over several decades, making young adults one of the most “poverty-prone” age groups since the Great Recession, according to a press release.
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UC Berkeley researchers present ‘Salto,’ world’s most vertically agile robot, at conference
UC Berkeley student and faculty researchers presented their latest developments on the monopedal jumping robot “Salto” at the International Conference on Robotics and Automation, or ICRA, in Montreal, Canada, on May 21, according to a UC Berkeley press release.
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UC receives 5th patent for CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing system
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted the University of California a new patent for the revolutionary CRISPR-Cas9 system of gene-editing technology on Tuesday. The patent, No. 10,301,651, covers methods of modulating DNA transcription.
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UC Berkeley researchers develop online game to study nuclear escalation
Researchers at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Sandia National Laboratories, in partnership with UC Berkeley, have developed a new online game to study military escalation after receiving a $500,000 grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
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Berkeley Lab launches project to detect methane emissions with $6M grant
The project, called SUMMATION, strives to monitor and quantify methane emissions in the San Joaquin Valley using accurate, cost-effective methods.
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UC regents expand UC Natural Reserve System to 41 locations
Two new field stations were added to the UC Natural Reserve System, or UCNRS, on Friday through a vote from the UC Board of Regents. The decision expands the UCNRS to 41 locations — the largest university-administered natural reserve system in the world.
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UC Berkeley alumna wins award from Association for Computing Machinery for dissertation
UC Berkeley alumna Chelsea Finn was announced as the winner of the 2018 Association for Computing Machinery, or ACM, Doctoral Dissertation Award for her work on approaches in machine learning and robotics.
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