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Noah Whiteman Explains the Evolutionary War Behind Caffeine and Coevolution

February 24, 2025

Noah Whiteman, Professor of Integrative Biology, explores the four-billion-year co-evolutionary battle between plants and animals, which has shaped many of the foods and medicines we use today. Whiteman explains that caffeine, found in coffee plants, is part of

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Patrick Hsu: Discovery of Bridge RNAs

February 18, 2025

Patrick Hsu, Assistant Professor of Bioengineering, led the discovery of bridge RNAs, a new gene-editing tool that simplifies large-scale DNA rearrangements. Unlike CRISPR, which involves multiple steps, bridge RNAs enable a single-step, precise editing process without causing DNA damage. This...Read more about Patrick Hsu: Discovery of Bridge RNAs

Bronwyn Lucas: Advancing Molecular Biology with Cryo-EM

February 18, 2025

Bronwyn Lucas, Assistant Professor of biochemistry, biophysics, and structural biology in the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology and the Center for Computational Biology, was featured in this month's QB3 Berkeley faculty focus interview.Read more about Bronwyn Lucas: Advancing Molecular Biology with Cryo-EM

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