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When biochemist Jennifer Doudna and her research partner, Emmanuelle Charpentier, published a paper in Science 12 years ago, they had a hunch that their findings would transform how genomics is used in medicine. The paper outlined a method they’d developed for editing DNA that used an RNA-based system known as CRISPR-Cas9. The approach was more efficient and precise...

In Berkeley Talks episode 208, three UC Berkeley professors from a wide range of disciplines — psychology, biology and ethnic studies — broach a deep question: What is understanding?

“When I think about it through the lens of being a psychologist, I really think about understanding as a demonstration of, say, knowledge that we have...

Professor Joshua Simon Bloom first joined the Astronomy Department in 2005. By then he had already bounced between the US and the UK, between the ivy-covered brickwork at Harvard and the sun-drenched courtyards at Caltech, and there would still be many career ricochets to come before he landed in the Chair’s desk at UC Berkeley. In 2020. Just as the pandemic lockdown was unfolding. Perfect. He ran the department during COVID the same way he aims to in all the projects he leads: by striving to provide the best tools and right support so that everyone involved can do their best work. This...

We are saddened to share the following news from our department of African American Studies:

The Department of African American Studies mourns the passing of Professor Emeritus Robert Allen, who joined the ancestors on July 10, 2024. Professor Allen was a beloved colleague, mentor, and friend in our community. In collaboration with Ethnic Studies at UC Berkeley, AAS will honor Professor Allen's life and contributions to our departments with an event in the fall. More details are forthcoming. In the meantime, we share...