http://newscenter.berkeley.edu News from the University of California, Berkeley Sat, 18 May 2013 20:48:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://vcresearch.berkeley.edu/bakarfellows/cell-s-everywhere-molecule http://vcresearch.berkeley.edu/bakarfellows/cell-s-everywhere-molecule#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 22:19:38 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34379 "Ubiquitin" is the apt term for a molecule that plays a vital role in every cell in our body. Associate Professor Michael Rape, winner of a 2012 Bakar Fellowship, is now on the trail of a potential drug to interrupt excessive ubiquitin production and prevent uncontrolled cell division, a hallmark of cancer.]]> http://vcresearch.berkeley.edu/bakarfellows/cell-s-everywhere-molecule/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/01/30/research-news-briefs/#magnetotactic http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/01/30/research-news-briefs/#magnetotactic#comments Thu, 31 Jan 2013 20:47:11 +0000 Robert Sanders http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=33958 Research News Brief: Taking a hint from magnetotactic bacteria, which make their own tiny bar magnets, UC Berkeley scientists are trying to endow other cells with internal magnets so that they can be tracked with MRI.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/01/30/research-news-briefs/#magnetotactic/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/12/06/gene-converts-carbs-to-fat/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/12/06/gene-converts-carbs-to-fat/#comments Thu, 06 Dec 2012 17:00:48 +0000 Sarah Yang http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=33553 UC Berkeley researchers have identified a gene that plays a critical role in converting dietary carbohydrates into fat. The gene, called BAF60c, could eventually be important in the development of treatments for such diseases as fatty liver and diabetes. ]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/12/06/gene-converts-carbs-to-fat/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/11/29/four-faculty-members-named-fellows-of-aaas/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/11/29/four-faculty-members-named-fellows-of-aaas/#comments Thu, 29 Nov 2012 20:23:11 +0000 Robert Sanders http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=33565 Four UC Berkeley faculty members - plant biologist Sheng Luan, cell biologist Kunxin Luo, nuclear engineer Eric Norman and chemist Evan Williams - are among 702 new fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, bringing the campus total to 227.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/11/29/four-faculty-members-named-fellows-of-aaas/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/07/12/discovery-opens-door-to-attacking-biofilms-that-cause-chronic-infections/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/07/12/discovery-opens-door-to-attacking-biofilms-that-cause-chronic-infections/#comments Thu, 12 Jul 2012 18:00:06 +0000 Robert Sanders http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=32327 Using super-resolution microscopy and continuous fluorescent imaging, UC Berkeley physicists have for the first time revealed the structure of bacterial biofilms, which are responsible for the tenacious nature of bacterial diseases such as cholera and chronic sinusitus. The picture provides new targets for the development of drugs that can tear down these structures.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/07/12/discovery-opens-door-to-attacking-biofilms-that-cause-chronic-infections/feed/ 0 http://www.vilcek.org/prizes/prize-recipients/2012/index.html http://www.vilcek.org/prizes/prize-recipients/2012/index.html#comments Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:06:32 +0000 Robert Sanders http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=25262 Carlos Bustamante, a professor of molecular and cell biology and of physics and chemistry, has been awarded the 2012 Vilcek Prize, given annually to individuals born abroad who have made lasting contributions to American society. Born in Peru, Bustamante uses magnetic beads, atomic-force microscopes and laser “tweezers” to explore the inner workings of the cell and DNA. ]]> http://www.vilcek.org/prizes/prize-recipients/2012/index.html/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2012/01/11/new-information-on-proteasomes/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2012/01/11/new-information-on-proteasomes/#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:01:15 +0000 Robert Sanders http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=23435 Eva Nogales and her colleagues in the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology and at Berkeley Lab have taken the most detailed look ever at the “regulatory particle” used by the protein machines known as proteasomes to identify and degrade proteins marked for destruction. This particle is critical to a broad range of vital biochemical processes, including the immune defense system.]]> http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2012/01/11/new-information-on-proteasomes/feed/ 0 http://www.hhmi.org/news/schekman20110711.html http://www.hhmi.org/news/schekman20110711.html#comments Mon, 11 Jul 2011 23:40:38 +0000 Robert Sanders http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=13890 Cell biologist Randy Schekman, professor of molecular and cell biology and current editor of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, has been named the first editor of a new journal that the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Max Planck Society, and the Wellcome Trust aim to launch next year. ]]> http://www.hhmi.org/news/schekman20110711.html/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2010/05/10/gates-foundation/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2010/05/10/gates-foundation/#comments Mon, 10 May 2010 21:31:17 +0000 Robert Sanders http://dev-newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=3185 Two UC Berkeley scientists, Jennifer Doudna and John Ngai, each will receive a $100,000 Grand Challenges Explorations grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to explore innovative research that could impact global health. ]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2010/05/10/gates-foundation/feed/ 0