Month: February 2022
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CSUN professor’s research subjects have been dead for centuries; he’s studying ancient epidemics
(Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) Eduardo Amorim received a $1.7 million grant aimed at understanding human infectious diseases, identify treatment plans and combat future epidemics by studying ancient skull fragments, bones and teeth. Marianne Love | Los Angeles Daily News | October 22, 2021 Amorim, whose work on the project is strictly…
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What You Can Learn From Carol Greider’s Nobel-Winning Discovery
Carol Greider, 60, overcame many challenges on her way to Nobel Laureate. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters/Newscom) Curt Schleier | August 5, 2021 | Investor’s Business Daily What’s one of Carol Greider’s surprising secrets to success? She wears blinders to block out obstacles. Read “What You Can Learn From Carol Greider’s Nobel-Winning Discovery”
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Identification of high confidence human poly(A) RNA isoform scaffolds using nanopore sequencing
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Eliminating RNA-binding protein improves survival in aggressive leukemia
Scientists find that removing IGF2BP3 selectively targets cancer cells while leaving healthy cells alone. Denise Heady | July 28, 2021 | UCLA Other study authors included Jaspal Bassi, Neha Nibber, Tasha Lin, Jayanth Palanichamy, Amit Jaiswal, May Paing, and Jennifer King, all of UCLA; Julia Philipp, Jolene Draper, Sol Katzman and Jeremy Sanford of UC…
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UC Santa Cruz’s Karen Miga explains the importance of completing the human genome.
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.22″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”3.27.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”] UC Santa Cruz’s Karen Miga explains the importance of completing the human genome in Discover Magazine. Read the full article in Discover Magazine. [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]
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‘Life as We Made It’ Review: Our Artificial Reality
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.10.5″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.10.5″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px|||||” 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” global_colors_info=”{}”] ‘Life as We Made It’ Review: Our Artificial Reality Human minds and human tools don’t just reshape the physical world, but the very evolution of other creatures. Adrian Woolfson | Wall Street Journal | November 3, 2021 When…
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They’re testing your what? Wastewater plays growing role in search for COVID-19 countywide
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.10.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding=”0px|||||”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.10.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding=”0px|||||”][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” global_colors_info=”{}”] They’re testing your what? Wastewater plays growing role in search for COVID-19 countywide Nick Ibara, Mallory Pickett | Lookout Santa Cruz | January 17, 2021 Once or twice each week, biomolecular engineer David Bernick meets the head of…
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UC Santa Cruz’s Karen Miga Prominently Featured in Nature’s Top Technology to Watch in 2022
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.10.5″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.10.5″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px|||||” 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” global_colors_info=”{}”] Seven technologies to watch in 2022 January 25, 2022 | Nature | Michael Einstein Roughly one-tenth of the human genome remained uncharted when genomics researchers Karen Miga at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and Adam Phillippy at…
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Researchers recover ancient mammoth tusk during deep-sea expedition
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