http://qb3.org daily 1 2009-08-06T20:39:00Z http://qb3.org/news-and-events/archive/2004/kqed-discussion-explores-stem-cell-research-in-california The Dec. 15 edition of KQED's Forum radio show featured a discussion of Proposition 71, which provides $3 billion to fund stem cell research in California. UC Berkeley Chancellor Robert Birgeneau, a member of the Prop. 71 oversight committee, talked about the opportunity to advance human health and the role of the oversight committee. No publisher amagyaroff 2009-04-22T16:28:13Z News Item http://qb3.org/news-and-events/archive/2004/42.6-million-grant-to-produce-inexpensive-antimalarial-drug-for-developing-world A $42.6 million five-year grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to the Institute for OneWorld Health will create a powerful new approach to developing a more affordable, accessible cure for malaria. UC Berkeley and Amyris Biotechnologies will work with OneWorld Health to develop Jay Keaslings breakthrough research on synthesizing the anti-malarial drug artemisinin. No publisher amagyaroff 2009-04-22T16:28:01Z News Item http://qb3.org/news-and-events/archive/2004/antibiotic-rifampicin-shows-promise-for-fighting-parkinsons-disease-in-lab-tests UC Santa Cruz researchers have shown that rifampicin, an antibiotic used to treat leprosy and tuberculosis, can prevent the formation of protein fibrils associated with the death of brain cells in people with Parkinson's disease. The drug also dissolved existing fibrils in laboratory tests. No publisher amagyaroff 2009-04-22T16:26:24Z News Item http://qb3.org/news-and-events/archive/2004/reconstructing-an-ancestral-genome Computers could be used to reconstruct the DNA of the ancestor common to all placental mammals, including humans. In research published in Genome Research, a team led by QB3's David Haussler has reproduced part of the genome of this small, furry nocturnal mammal that would have lived about 75 million years ago. No publisher amagyaroff 2009-04-22T16:26:07Z News Item http://qb3.org/news-and-events/archive/2004/harry-noller-receives-2004-massry-prize UCSC biochemist Harry Noller and Ada Yonath of the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovat, Israel, have received the 2004 Massry Prize for their groundbreaking research on the structure and function of the ribosome. Read the story in UCSC Currents Online. No publisher amagyaroff 2009-04-22T16:25:18Z News Item http://qb3.org/news-and-events/archive/2004/from-crime-scenes-to-life-on-mars Richard Mathies designs high-tech tools for two very different kinds of detectives. On Earth, his research group is developing instruments to help forensic scientists solve crimes using DNA analysis. A similar system could also aid astrobiologists in hunting for life on Mars. Read the story in ScienceMatters@Berkeley. No publisher amagyaroff 2009-04-22T16:25:02Z News Item http://qb3.org/news-and-events/archive/2004/uc-berkeley-chancellor-named-to-prop.-71-stem-cell-oversight-committee Chancellor Robert Birgeneau was named on November 15 to a committee charged with overseeing the implementation of California's new $3 billion stem cell research effort. He joins Stanford University Medical School Dean Philip Pizzo and Richard Murphy, president of the Salk Institute in San Diego. No publisher amagyaroff 2009-04-22T16:23:37Z News Item http://qb3.org/news-and-events/archive/2004/new-building-opens-its-doors UC Santa Cruz celebrated completion of its award-winning Engineering 2 Building, which includes QB3 space, at a dedication event November 5. No publisher amagyaroff 2009-04-22T16:23:22Z News Item http://qb3.org/news-and-events/archive/2005/new-x-rays-of-cells-ribosome-could-lead-to-better-antibiotics The ribosome, a nano-machine that manufactures all of our cells' proteins, is also a target of many antibiotics. New, sharp x-ray images of the ribosome will help researchers understand how today's antibiotics interfere with the machine, and could lead to improved drugs that throw a wrench into it. No publisher amagyaroff 2009-04-22T17:02:25Z News Item http://qb3.org/news-and-events/archive/2004/analysis-of-the-human-genome-sequence-published A pair of papers published in October in two leading scientific journals mark the completion of the Human Genome Project and the start of a new project to find all of the functional elements in human DNA. QB3's David Haussler and other UCSC researchers are involved in both projects. Read the story in UCSC Currents Online. No publisher amagyaroff 2009-04-22T16:23:11Z News Item http://qb3.org/news-and-events/archive/2004/artificial-retina-partnership-formed To speed the design and development of an artificial retina that could potentially help millions of people blinded by retinal diseases, five Department of Energy national laboratories, a private company, and three universities – including UC Santa Cruz, led by QB3’s Wentai Liu – have formed a research partnership. No publisher amagyaroff 2009-04-22T16:22:02Z News Item http://qb3.org/news-and-events/archive/2004/a-twist-on-cancer-dna A special enzyme mechanically untangles the DNA in human cells, keeping our chromosomes from resembling a string of Christmas tree lights jammed into a box after the holiday. Someday, biochemist James Berger's efforts to understand the same enzyme in cancer cells could lead to new tumor-fighting drugs. Read the story in ScienceMatters@Berkeley. No publisher amagyaroff 2009-04-22T16:21:01Z News Item http://qb3.org/news-and-events/archive/2004/researchers-advance-optical-sensing-technology Researchers at UC Santa Cruz reported the first demonstration of integrated optical waveguides with liquid cores, a technology that enables light propagation through small volumes of liquids on a chip. No publisher amagyaroff 2009-04-22T16:21:50Z News Item http://qb3.org/news-and-events/archive/2005/steve-chu-is-just-getting-started For most scientists, winning a Nobel Prize is the culmination of a lifetime of research. But LBNL Director Steven Chu was only 49 when he shared the 1997 Nobel Prize in Physics. And to hear him tell it, he has several more careers ahead of him. No publisher amagyaroff 2009-04-22T17:00:57Z News Item http://qb3.org/news-and-events/archive/2004/landmark-research-and-royalty-agreement-signed UC Berkeley has signed an agreement with the Samoan government to isolate from an indigenous tree the gene for a promising anti-AIDS drug and to share any royalties from sale of a gene-derived drug with the people of Samoa. No publisher amagyaroff 2009-04-22T16:20:47Z News Item