http://newscenter.berkeley.edu News from the University of California, Berkeley Sat, 25 May 2013 00:34:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2012/06/191830.htm http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2012/06/191830.htm#comments Thu, 07 Jun 2012 16:50:38 +0000 Robert Sanders http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=31779 The U.S. Department of State has chosen Daniel Kammen, professor of energy and resources, as the 2012-2013 Fulbright NEXUS Lead Scholar. Kammen will lead a group of Fulbright scholars focusing on science, technology and innovation; entrepreneurship; and sustainable energy related to climate change adaptation technologies.]]> http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2012/06/191830.htm/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/01/31/neurospora-genomes-reverse-ecology/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/01/31/neurospora-genomes-reverse-ecology/#comments Mon, 31 Jan 2011 20:01:35 +0000 Sarah Yang http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=5143 In a demonstration of "reverse-ecology," UC Berkeley biologists have shown that one can determine an organism's adaptive traits by looking first at its genome and checking for variations across a population. The study offers a powerful new tool in evolutionary genetics research, one that could be used to help monitor the effects of climate change and habitat destruction. ]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/01/31/neurospora-genomes-reverse-ecology/feed/ 0