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UCSC and Amazon Web Services work to accelerate genomics research
As AWS expands their products for genomics research, UCSC is a key partner in making complex analysis more accessible to scientists.
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Genomics Institute tool becomes primary method to identify lineages of COVID-19 worldwide
Widespread use of the “UShER” tool will enable public health officials to more accurately identify and track the virus’s variants Emily Cerf | UCSC | April 4, 2022 As COVID-19 continues to mutate, software developed and maintained at the University of California, Santa Cruz’s Genomics Institute will now be at the core of the primary…
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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…
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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 DailyWhat’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
Abstract Nanopore sequencing devices read individual RNA strands directly. This facilitatesidentification of exon linkages and nucleotide modifications; however, using conventional directRNA nanopore sequencing, the 5′ and 3′ ends of poly(A) RNA cannot be identifiedunambiguously. This is due in part to RNA degradation in vivo and in vitro that can obscuretranscription start and end sites. In…
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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.
UC Santa Cruz’s Karen Miga explains the importance of completing the human genome in Discover Magazine. Read the full article in Discover Magazine.
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‘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 the first European settlers arrived in America, huge flocks of wild passenger pigeons were observed in the skies. Read Adrian Woolfson’s review of ‘Life as We…
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They’re testing your what? Wastewater plays growing role in search for COVID-19 countywide
The Watsonville Wastewater Treatment Plant serves about 55,000 residents in the city and surrounding areas. (Kevin Painchaud / Lookout Santa Cruz) Nick Ibara, Mallory Pickett | Lookout Santa Cruz | January 17, 2021Once or twice each week, biomolecular engineer David Bernick meets the head of Watsonville’s water quality lab in a grocery store parking lot.…