Month: January 2014
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UCSC partners with Stanford, Salk Institute in stem cell genomics center
By Tim Stephens, UCSC Public Information Office The University of California, Santa Cruz, will play a major role in a $40 million Center of Excellence in Stem Cell Genomics approved for funding Wednesday by the governing board of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM). The Center brings together researchers at UCSC, Stanford University, the…
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Institute of Arts and Sciences third LASER talk on Jan. 28
By Scott Rappaport, UCSC Public Information Office UCSC’s Institute of the Arts and Sciences will present its third “LASER” talk on Tuesday, January 28, beginning at 6:45 p.m. in the Digital Arts Research Center (DARC building, Room 108). The Leonardo Art/Science Evening Rendezvous (LASER) is a national program of evening gatherings that bring artists, scientists,…
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Guide to the UCSC Genome Browser
This tutorial is aimed at the biologist who is interested in exploring protein-coding genes using the University of California Santa Cruz (UCSC) Genome Browser. It is geared towards those who have little or no experience using the UCSC Genome Browser and for more advanced users who are not familiar with many of the gene-oriented browser…
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New technique allows “nanobiopsies” of living cells
By Tim Stephens, UCSC Public Information Office Researchers at UC Santa Cruz have developed a robotic “nanobiopsy” system that can extract tiny samples from inside a living cell without killing it. The single-cell nanobiopsy technique is a powerful tool for scientists working to understand the dynamic processes that occur within living cells, according to Nader…
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Cancer Genomics Hub adds childhood cancer data
By Tim Stephens, UCSC Public Information Office Researchers studying the genetics of childhood cancers now have access to a large and growing set of genomic data through the Cancer Genomics Hub (CGHub) operated by the University of California, Santa Cruz. The data come from a National Cancer Institute (NCI) initiative called TARGET (Therapeutically Applicable Research to Generate Effective Treatments), which aims to…