Center for Computational Biology

Noah Whiteman, Professor of Genetics, Genomics, Evolution and Development and Director of the Essig Museum of Entomology at UC Berkeley, explores the intricate relationship between plants and their chemical compounds in his book, "Most Delicious Poison." He explains that many plant chemicals,...Read more about Noah Whiteman: Exploring the Chemistry of Plant Toxins and Human Culture

Researchers from the Arc Institute, led by Dr. Patrick Hsu, Assistant Professor in the Department of Bioengineering, have discovered a new class of guide RNA, termed “bridge RNA,” that enables programmable genome editing by facilitating sequence-specific recombination. Utilizing mobile genetic...Read more about Patrick Hsu: Breakthrough in Genome Editing with Discovery of Bridge RNA

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