Learning how antibodies are drafted and revised Antibodies must recognize a great diversity of antigens to protect us from infectious disease. The binding properties of antibodies are determined by the sequences of their corresponding B cell receptors (BCRs). These BCR sequences are created in "draft" form by VDJ recombination, which randomly selects and deletes from the ends of V, D, and J...

The wave of the future has been around since the beginning of time: it’s called Nature. Now an interdisciplinary and international group of scientists, inventors, and engineers is turning to Nature to innovate. Let inventor and entrepreneur Jay Harman introduce you to stunning, green, profitable solutions to some of the world’s thorniest problems. Mr. Jayden Harman serves as Chief...

Speaker: Joshua Farley, University of Vermont. Farley is working in the coastal mountain ranges of Santa Catarina, Brazil to develop and disseminate agroecological systems that can increase ecosystem services and economic output, reduce purchased inputs, comply with forestry code that requires forest restoration, and improve farmer livelihoods...

Our lands provide us food and resources in addition to acting as a carbon sink, making them one of the most important pieces of the climate change puzzle. Join the Berkeley Energy & Resources Collaborative for its annual Resources Roundtable at the David Brower Center to learn about this dynamic topic. The event will include a keynote speech on international deforestation, a panel on regional...