Berkeley Engineers and Mentors (BEAM) is a student run organization focused on youth mentorship in the areas of science and engineering. The club reaches out to after school programs in 15 schools in Oakland and Berkeley, providing weekly mentoring sessions for groups of 15-20 elementary, middle or high school students by teams of Cal...

Spoon University is a student-run online food blog that publishes articles about restaurants, recipes, and interesting tidbits about food to the college campus audience. There are two teams within Spoon that make this all possible: Business and Editorial. By operating on a weekly cycle system, this student organization is able to push three to...

American Red Cross @ CAL is a service organization that is comprised of a passionate group of college students from UC Berkeley who are dedicated to the mission and spirit of the Red Cross. ARC @ CAL provides free disaster preparedness trainings, CPR/First Aid/AED classes, operates the largest blood donation centers in NorCal, respond...

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...

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Written by Jennifer To (PEACE Advisor) Click “Read More” to see the answer.