Coverage of Research Papers
UC Berkeley, Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute
Overlooked folds in the brain are related to the development of reasoning skills (PDF)
Brain area that maps space also maps abstract relationships, using a similar code (PDF)
With the flip of a switch, scientists activate pathway impaired in Parkinson’s disease (PDF)
Paying attention can heighten perception by quieting internally generated brain activity (PDF)
New study reveals molecular and cellular pathways underlying cognitive inflexibility (PDF)
Shedding light on sleep: discovering new players in the brain (PDF)
Light can shape the visual system before the eyes are even open (PDF)
University News
UC Berkeley, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, MCB Transcript newsletter
Neurobiology labs team up to tackle COVID-19
MCB ramps up efforts to improve diversity, equity, and inclusion
New MCB task force listens to students to improve remote instruction
UC Berkeley, Department of Integrative Biology, IB Insight newsletter
Female paleontologists pose with beards to draw attention to gender issues in science
Cutting-edge DNA sequencing: From rainforest to classroom
New courses: Keeping up with the genomic revolution
UC Berkeley, Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute
Kids are the reviewers at this scientific journal (PDF)
Sample newsletter (December 2023)
Scientist and Alumni Profiles
MCB Transcript
Jennifer Doudna rewrites DNA and the future of medicine
Elçin Ünal investigates what makes meiosis tick and how it can turn back the clock
PhD alumna Rachel Fraser makes plants taste meaty to protect the environment
IB Insight
Alumnus Doug Bell protects East Bay wildlife through conservation research
From birds to bats: graduate student Mattina Alonge paves her own path in science
Dori Contreras: Reconstructing an ancient forest
Education Projects
CK-12 College Human Biology by Jean Brainard and Rachel Henderson
Developed animations and wrote accompanying text for topics in JoVE Core Biology