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Fish swim among seaweed and anemones
The UC Berkeley Energy & Biosciences Institute (EBI) has been established to advance the use of seaweed in the global supply chain.
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UC Berkeley researcher decided to simulate the massive circuit of the adult fruit fly brain— 139,255 neurons and 50 million connections — in a computer.
The 3D rendering of mitochondria overlaid by the motion map. The 3D volume was captured by a 3D SIM microscope in the Biological Imaging Facility and reconstructed by NSTM using the compute cluster from the Advanced Bioimaging Center.
New tool removes motion artifacts when imaging dynamic samples.
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Despite its hallowed status, free speech isn’t something that everyone understands — and it hasn’t always been guaranteed.
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Across campus, researchers are building tools to support freedom of expression on the internet while minimizing the potential for harm.
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Researchers found that Black workers in Michigan automobile manufacturing plants with a greater number of Black colleagues had better cardiovascular health than Black auto workers who worked in overwhelmingly white plants.
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Three projects aimed at dramatically improving the energy efficiency of AI hardware are getting a $16.3 million boost from the Department of Defense.
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AI-generated political content has already wreaked havoc and tilted elections. Here's how to spot it.
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UC Berkeley research notes existence of Earth-like planet around a dead sun, offering hope for our planet's ultimate survival.
Performers on stage in the Broadway show,
From the U.S.’s first Black theater in New York to today's Broadway stages, there’s been “a kind of de facto censorship” of diverse stories throughout the country's history.
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UC Berkeley is emerging, once again, as a national leader in developing science-based practices that nurture constructive dialogue.
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Replacing existing transmission conductors with those made with advanced composite-core materials could provide a pathway to faster grid expansion.
An El Camino Community College expert speaks at the National Workshop on Data Science Education in June 2024.
UC Berkeley received a $1.5 million grant from the California Education Learning Lab to launch a computing technology hub for the state’s public colleges and universities.
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The second year of life may be a critical time when children recognize and prefer people who have more resources, new UC Berkeley research shows.
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Hear Randy Schekman, a UC Berkeley professor of Molecular and Cell Biology, explain his Nobel Prize-winning work in just 101 seconds.
A helicopter dropping water on a California wildfire in rugged terrain, backlit by a setting sun filtered through multiple layers of smoke.
New insights could lead to more effective mitigation that saves lives and property.