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Scientist at Berkeley Lab Played a Hand in “Inescapable” COVID-19 Antibody Discovery

An antibody therapy that appears to neutralize all known SARS-CoV-2 strains, and other coronaviruses, was developed with a little help from structural biologist Jay Nix

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UCI receives grant to support 30 HBCU students in Summer Institute in Neuroscience

Center for Neurobiology of Learning and Memory to partner with Delaware State U.

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Deconstructing the Infectious Machinery of the SARS-CoV-2 Virus

Scientists from three national labs have published a comprehensive study that – alongside other recent, complementary studies of coronavirus proteins and genetics – represents the first step toward developing treatments for COVID-19.

<p>Vedant Vaidya (far left, seated), and Nathaniel Kemmerer (middle left, seated), both UC Berkeley chemical engineering students, listen to Asun Oka (center right, standing) and Jan-Philip Prahl (far right, standing), both with ABPDU, as part of UC Berkeley’s “Advanced Bioprocess Engineering Laboratory” class which introduces advanced concepts of bioprocessing to chemical engineering students, at the ABPDU, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. The students get hands-on experience at Berkeley Lab’s Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts Process Development Unit in Emeryville, California, 04/01/2021.</p>

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One-of-a-Kind Course Aims to Build the Bioeconomy Workforce

A new course that takes place at Berkeley Lab’s Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts Process Development Unit gives UC Berkeley students hands-on experience with bioprocessing equipment, preparing them for careers in the biopharmaceutical, industrial biotech, or food tech industries.

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Fieldwork for a better future

UCI partners with Irvine Ranch Conservancy for climate change adaptation study of plant and microbial ecosystems on Loma Ridge

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Nurturing an early interest in neuroscience

Both inspired and supported by UCI’s Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, a local high schooler launches a group for teens fascinated by the brain

<p>A GIF showing how PDK plastic readily breaks down when put in an acidic solution. The acid helps to break the bonds between the monomers and separate them from the chemical additives that give plastic its look and feel. (Credit: Peter Christensen/ Berkeley Lab)</p>

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The Story Behind Our Infinitely Recyclable Plastic

A multidisciplinary team has been working for several years to develop a game-changing plastic that, unlike traditional plastics, can be recycled indefinitely and is not made from petroleum. In this Q&A, we asked two project leaders about the inspiration for the unique plastic, shortfalls in our current recycling systems, and how this ambitious project is enabled by a diverse combination of scientific expertise.