Center for Computational Biology

Scientists have discovered a new gene-editing tool derived from bacteria that could potentially remodel large sections of the human genome. This tool, discovered by Patrick Hsu, Assistant Professor in the Department of Bioengineering, and his team at the University of California, Berkeley,...Read more about Patrick Hsu: New Bacterial Gene-Editing Tool Promises Extensive Genome Remodeling

On June 18, Telluride Science will host Professor Teresa Head-Gordon from UC Berkeley for a talk titled “Ethics of Emerging Technologies: The Era of Artificial Intelligence” at 6:30 p.m. at the Telluride Conference Center in Mountain Village. Head-Gordon, a researcher with over three decades of...Read more about Teresa Head-Gordon speaks on AI and Navigating Emerging Technologies

UC Berkeley’s Professor Lisa Barcellos received $1.46 million from the VoLo Foundation to study the effects of wildfire smoke on the DNA of residents in Alameda and Contra Costa counties. Collaborating with researchers from Sonoma Technology, the National Human Genome Research Institute, and...Read more about Lisa Barcellos Study on Wildfire Smoke’s Impact on DNA Receives

UC Berkeley’s Professor Lisa Barcellos received $1.46 million from the VoLo Foundation to study the effects of wildfire smoke on the DNA of residents in Alameda and Contra Costa counties. Collaborating with researchers from Sonoma Technology, the National Human Genome Research Institute, and.46 Million Grant