The Incredible, Malleable Embryo

The earliest stages of embryonic growth provide opportunities for easy observation and manipulation of genetics, helping scientists to better understand the development of neural, skeletal and other tissue. Berkeley professor Richard Harland performs much of his research in frogs and mice with the hope that these finding will apply to medicine and human development.... read more


Biting into Evolution

Teeth are tough enough to withstand the processes of decay for much longer than bones, making them among the best-preserved and most abundant mammalian fossils. Paleontologist Leslea Hlusko studies the teeth of modern primates as a means to gain insights into the fossil record and human evolution.... read more


Spiky Fish Reveals Evolution's Toolkit

The threespine stickleback, a small fish that has survived for over 5 million years in oceans and in freshwater in the Northern Hemisphere, is the subject of research by Professor Craig Miller. His discoveries are revealing the means, the methods and the limits of evolutionary whimsy while shedding light on human genetics, too.... read more


 

ScienceBeat

With the Kepler launch, work begins for Berkeley astronomers      ... read more

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