The Berkeley Medical Reserve Corps is a federally deployable organization comprised of dedicated certified emergency medical professionals striving to make a change in the community through education, preparedness, and personal interaction. The BMRC contributes to the University of California campus and local city through medical volunteering and teaching. Currently, the minimum requirement for all...

Team HBV is the youth outreach arm of Stanford University’s Asian Liver Center, a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising awareness for the disproportionate incidence of hepatitis B and liver cancer among Asians and Pacific Islanders. New Team HBV chapters are founded every year in high schools and universities around the world, including China and...

Cal’s Vietnamese Student Association is an organization that serves to educate the general public about the Vietnamese culture, as well as to allow members to celebrate and embrace its aspects and traditions. The group does so in many ways, but our 3 biggest programs are the Anh/Chi/Em (Big/Little) Program, the VISION (high school mentoring)...

Written by Catherine Choi (PEACE Executive Intern) Each semester, whether it’s the first as a freshman or junior transfer or a continuation of previous semesters, we all make resolutions to make the most of our time here.  Our determination to do so drives us to sign up for as many clubs and extracurriculars as...

Written by Yvette Tran What is the correlation between nucleotide content and melting temperature? a.     Higher G:C; higher temperature b.     Higher G:C; lower temperature c.      Higher A:T; lower temperature d.     Lower A:T; higher temperature Click “Read More” to see the answer.  Explanation:  The answer is A. A larger presence of C’s and G’s present...

Written by Yvette Tran (PEACE Officer Intern)  What is the nucleotide sequence of the DNA strand that is complementary to 5’-ACGCTTACGTA-3’? a.     5’-TACGTAAGCGT-3’ b.     5’-AACGTAACGCT-3’ c.      5’-TACCTAAAGCT-3’ d.     5’-TGCGAATGCAT-3’ e.     5’-TFCGTTAGCAT-3’ Click “Read More” to see the answer Explanation:  The answer is A. It is important to remember that DNA strands within a double...

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Written by Yvette Tran (PEACE Officer Intern) Double helical DNA-RNA hybrids and double-stranded RNA chains often assume an: a.     A conformation b.     B conformation c.      Z conformation d.     All of the above e.     None of the above Click “Read More” to see the answer.  Explanation: The answer is A. The A conformation is the...

Written by Jennifer To (PEACE Advisor) Taking classes at community colleges alongside normal school classes are now becoming more popular among high school students. If you were ever one of those students who had to juggle high school work with college-level work, then you might often think, “Is it worth it to put myself...

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