UC Berkeley seismologists have proven that the Hayward and Calaveras faults are essentially the same system, meaning that a rupture on one could trigger a rupture on the other, producing considerably larger quakes than once thought.
UC Berkeley researchers Jamie Cate and Amy Lee have found that a subset of messenger RNAs - many of which have been linked to cancer - have unique tags that make them promising targets for anticancer drugs.
What keeps the blood in your body moving in one direction? Why does your nose make sticky snot while your intestines make smelly gas? These questions and more are answered by the new, free DIY Human Body app for iPhones and iPads, which helps kids discover how their bodies really work. The app was developed by Chris Keller at the Lawrence Hall of Science.
