Unprecedented study yields most comprehensive map of cancer genomes to date
By Tim Stephens UC Santa Cruz February 5, 2020 — Santa Cruz (Photo: Bioinformatics expert Joshua Stuart leads the Pan-Cancer Initiative. Source: Kevin..
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How genetics and social games drive evolution of mating systems in mammals
By Tim Stephens UC Santa Cruz January 7, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Yellow-bellied marmots — Marmot flaviventris — at the Rocky..
Here’s what you missed while I was at the tango festival
By Sara Isenberg Founder, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, Santa Cruz Tech Beat November 14, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA Sometimes I (we all) need to check out, go..
Pediatric cancer study shows usefulness of gene expression analysis
By Tim Stephens UC Santa Cruz October 30, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA (Image above: The Treehouse Childhood Cancer Initiative uses TumorMap, a tool developed..
Are we there yet? Karen Miga on the Next Era of Genomics
(Source: mendelspod.com) October 22, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo: Karen Miga is a DNA biologist and co-lead of the telomere-to-telomere (T2T) consortium..
$8.5 million gift supports UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute
By Tim Stephens UC Santa Cruz October 8, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: David Haussler, Director of the UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute. Credit: C...
NIH funds new centers to expand and diversify the human reference genome
By Tim Stephens UC Santa Cruz September 24, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above, David Haussler directs the UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute. Source: UCSC..
Scientist creates a ‘ground-breaking’ technique to crack cold cases by extracting DNA from stray strands of HAIR without a root left behind at crime scenes by killers and victims
By Joe Pinkstone The Daily Mail September 18, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: The police were in the bizarre situation of knowing who the killer was,..
Why This Scientist Keeps Receiving Packages of Serial Killers’ Hair
By Heather Murphy The New York Times September 16, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: A UCSC lab technician examining a hair sample collected from a..
UCSC’s Genomics Institute settles into new Delaware Avenue headquarters
By Tim Stephens UC Santa Cruz September 3, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Alexander Wolf, dean of the Baskin School of Engineering (left), with..