Posts by Kara Manke

Mind & body

New AI model for DNA learns from evolution to unlock secrets of the human genome

UC Berkeley researchers have created a new genomic language model, called GPN-Star, that excels at spotting genetic variants that impact human health.

Research

New digital tool shows where exactly California’s water goes — and how climate change might disrupt it

Mind & body

A promising new weight loss and diabetes treatment helps burn fat while keeping muscle

Research

UC Berkeley computer scientist on the promise and perils of agentic AI

Can ‘digital twins’ help California manage its growing flood risk?

Why we don’t need more data centers to build better AI

The nose knows: Electric schnoz can smell when your food’s gone bad

Tripping into old age: Can psychedelics protect the aging brain?

New Gateway building creates dedicated campus hub for AI, computing

A neuroscientist describes your brain on psychedelics in 101 seconds - Video

From Sproul Plaza to 924 Gilman: How the East Bay helped define punk’s radical legacy

We may be underestimating the true carbon cost of northern wildfires

In memoriam of Professor Emerita Clare Cooper Marcus, expert in user-centered design

AI has a bias problem. Can we build something smarter?

From Bob Dylan to Ice Cube: Mapping 60 years of storytelling in pop lyrics

Prescribed burning helps store forest carbon in big, fire-resistant trees

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