Month: July 2020
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Scientists achieve first complete assembly of human X chromosome
The first end-to-end (‘telomere-to-telomere’) completely gapless DNA sequence of a human chromosome is a major milestone for genomics research
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Congratulations Baskin Engineering Faculty Genomics Institute Faculty & Affiliate on 2020 Promotions and Advancements
Benedict Paten (BME): Granted tenure and promoted to associate professor Benedict Paten has launched a series of high-profile projects that he leads or co-leads, has published numerous journal articles, and is considered a leader in the field of computational biology. He developed a new “human reference genome” to represent the diversity of the human population,…
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Campus marks 20th anniversary of posting the assembled genome to the Internet
UC Santa Cruz researchers played a critical role in ensuring the human genome would be free for everyone, forever SANTA CRUZ, CA – July 7, 2020 The human genome sequence — spelled out in 3.2 billion units of DNA strung together on chromosomes — represents the complete genetic instructions for human life. Decades ago, interest…