Mechanical muse

Automating creative spaces

“I love Berkeley. Our students give me hope for the future.”
Robert Reich, professor of public policy and former U.S. secretary of labor

Oncogene activation

1970s

Oncogenes

Molecular and cell biologist Peter Duesberg discovers the first cancer-causing gene, or “oncogene,” in a virus. Dubbed src, it is implicated in many human cancers. The oncogene hypothesis is now the…

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