Month: March 2022
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First complete, gapless sequence of a human genome reveals hidden regions
Parts of the human genome now available to study for the first time are important for understanding genetic diseases, human diversity, and evolution Tim Stephens | UCSC | March 31, 2022 The first truly complete sequence of a human genome, covering each chromosome from end to end with no gaps and unprecedented accuracy, is now…
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Book club – Life as We Made It by Beth Shapiro
Monserrat Garduño-Castro, Nick Norman, Rebecca Trager | Chemistry World | Nov. 10, 2021 This episode is for anybody interested in how human beings have altered the world around us since we came on the scene tens of thousands of years ago. University of California Santa Cruz evolutionary biologist Beth Shapiro weaves fascinating and fun personal…
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UCSC contributes to Guinness World Record for fastest sequencing
Isha Salian | NVIDIA | February 18, 2022 Guinness World Records this week presented a Stanford University-led research team with the first record for fastest DNA sequencing technique — a benchmark set using a workflow sped up by AI and accelerated computing. Achieved in five hours and two minutes, the DNA sequencing record can allow…