Month: January 2022
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UCSC team scores gold for second straight year at iGEM synthetic biology competition
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A new way to find genetic variations removes bias from human genotyping
Previous genomic research has used a single reference genome, but now researchers at UC Santa Cruz have developed an effective new tool for mapping genetic variants to better represent human diversity in sequencing data.
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UCSC signs $3M state contract to deliver a public health data platform for pathogen genomics
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NIH funds Center for Live Cell Genomics at UC Santa Cruz
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.10.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.10.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.10.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.5″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″] September 27, 2021 | Tim Stephens | UCSC A new Center for Live Cell Genomics, funded by a five-year, $13.5-million grant from the National Institutes of Health, will bring together researchers at the UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute to develop…