under the microscope

Junk DNA may not be “junk” after all.

“The study, led by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, and Washington University in St. Louis, found at least one family of transposons that affected the viability of test mice. They believe the transposon could play a similar role […]

under the microscope

Faster testing for artificial antibodies

Researchers at Berkeley have created a new system to rapidly test artificial antibodies. This feels like a strong brute-force attack against pathogens. “The system starts with a nanosheet made up of molecules called peptoids. This is then coated in loops […]

tech, startups, internet

Why do some teams win? 

Steve Blank, who teaches at Stanford, Berkeley and Columbia, writes about why some startups win – clearly defined missions. He writes about his experience creating a departmental mission statement to guide his team so they knew, “why they came to […]