Scientists engineer crops to conserve water, resist drought
Researchers have improved how crops use water by altering the expression of a gene found in all plants.
Brown fat flexes its muscle to burn energy
New research published in Cell Metabolism shows a pathway that triggers brown fat tissue to consume calories from fat and sugars and radiate them away as heat
Deforestation ‘tip of the iceberg’ for environmentalists’ concerns about oil palm
A new study by CNR researchers demonstrates that the impacts of oil palm expansion on forests is much worse than previously thought.
Researchers discover how cells remember infections decades later
Research led by Professor Marc Hellerstein has found an answer to this long-running mystery in immunology.
Microorganism in East Bay sludge reveals new CO2 fixation pathway
CNR scientists have identified the first natural example of a pathway for carbon dioxide fixation previously thought to be only synthetically derived.
California birds nesting a week earlier than they did a century ago
A new study from professor Steven Beissinger suggests that many of the state’s birds are adapting to rising temperatures by breeding earlier than they did a century ago.
Berkeley Noted for Environment/Ecology, Plant & Animal Science by U.S. News & World Report
Berkeley ranked #1 for Environment/Ecology in annual report from U.S. News & World Report.
CNR experts on Northern California’s wildfires
Faculty and researchers share research findings, strategies for wildfire management, and policy recommendations.
Berkeley and Novartis collaborate to tackle ‘undruggable’ disease targets
Collaboration aims to unlock difficult drug targets and accelerate the discovery of new therapeutics.
As biotic communities form, pollinators swap one plant for another
A new study from UC Berkeley researchers helps create a clearer understanding of how networks of plants and pollinators form over time to create communities.
New research: synthetic molecule targets breast cancer growth
A new study identifies and maps how a natural chemical found in Indian winter cherry suppresses breast cancer cell growth.
KQED takes a "Deep Look" at daddy longlegs
KQED featured ESPM grad student Ignacio Escalante's research on daddy longlegs' movements in their "Deep Look" video series.
New collaboration between metabolic biology graduate program, UCSF
Graduate students studying metabolic biology in the department of Nutritional Sciences and Toxicology now have the opportunity to work with select UCSF faculty, thanks to a new partnership.
India's rising suicide rate linked to failing crops, poverty
A new study by graduate student Tamma Carleton links climate change to increased suicide rates among India's farmers.
Stress worsens effects of toxic chemicals in pregnant women
A new study indicates that the impact of a pregnant woman’s exposure to several toxic chemicals commonly found in the environment was generally larger if the mother was stressed.
