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Features, Mentorship 2019

Friday, March 22, 2019

SMART moves: Research program empowers undergrads through mentorship

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When Rohith Krishna first stepped foot into the lab as a research mentee straight out of freshman year, he wasn’t entirely sure what he was doing. Surrounded by complex-looking equipment and technologies, Krishna initially felt out of his depth.    
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Research & Ideas

Sunday, March 3, 2019

UC Berkeley researchers engineer yeast to produce chemicals found in cannabis

A UC Berkeley research team published a study Wednesday which engineered yeast to produce key cannabinoids — the main chemical components in the cannabis plant — from the sugar galactose.
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Berkeley's Legacy 2018, Research & Ideas

Wednesday, August 8, 2018

From cyclotrons to wetsuits: A brief history of UC Berkeley’s scientific endeavors

Notable figures and facilities across campus have engaged in and continue to engage in progressing the scientific realm of society, whether it be founding modern statistical theory, producing plutonium or inventing the first wetsuit.
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Research & Ideas

Wednesday, March 21, 2018

UC Berkeley researchers create genetically engineered beer without hops

Denby and study co-author Rachel Li, a doctoral candidate in the Keasling Lab at UC Berkeley, started by creating a genetically modified brewing yeast cell that included genes from mint and basil plants. The genes were then made into enzymes that recreated the taste of hoppy beer.
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