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Beth Shapiro elected to National Academy of Sciences
By Mike Pena Beth Shapiro, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at UC Santa Cruz, has been elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS). On April 29, NAS announced that Shapiro was among 120 new members elected from around the country, along with 30 new international members. An acclaimed paleo-biologist, Shapiro was… Read more
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UCSC Genome Browser Alumni Profile: Melissa Cline
Twenty-five years after the Human Genome Project, Melissa Cline has become a prominent figure in the field of cancer genomics. She currently manages the BRCA Exchange, the largest public resource for knowledge on genetic variations that influence heritable breast, ovarian, prostate, and pancreatic cancers. She also co-leads the Genomic Knowledge Standards Workstream for the Global… Read more
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Ancient DNA research aids de-extinction efforts and reveals surprising dire wolf ancestry
UC Santa Cruz scientists worked with Colossal Biosciences to help reveal secrets in the dire wolf genome that contributed to what the startup is calling the world’s first de-extinction By Rose Miyatsu Earlier this week, Colossal Biosciences made global headlines when they announced that they had successfully brought the dire wolf back from extinction, or… Read more