by Tu-An Nguyen | Apr 12, 2021 | News
Researchers identify novel SARS-CoV-2 variant unregistered on genomic sequence databases Dr. Sanchari Sinha Dutta, Ph.D. | News-Medical.Net | Apr 7 2021 A team of scientists from the University of California Santa Cruz, USA, recently identified a novel variant (B.1.x)...
by Tu-An Nguyen | Apr 7, 2021 | News
Complicated legacies: The human genome at 20 Algorithmic biology unleashed Hallam Stevens | Science Magazine | February 5, 2021 Millions of people today have access to their personal genomic information. Direct-to-consumer services and integration with other “big...
by Tu-An Nguyen | Mar 31, 2021 | News
Unlocking the Covid Code Scientists can now sequence an entire genome overnight. This technology has been the key tool in identifying and tracking Covid variants. Jon Gertner | New York Times | March 25, 2021 Edward Holmes was in Australia on a Saturday morning in...
by Tu-An Nguyen | Mar 18, 2021 | News, Uncategorized
Ikenna Anigbogu graduated from UC Santa Cruz in spring of 2020. During his time at UCSC, he was a Research Mentoring Institute (RMI) scholar, a member of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE), a peer mentor for the Black Men’s Initiative (BMI), and an iGEM...
by Tu-An Nguyen | Feb 22, 2021 | News
U.S. Push to Find Covid Variants Remains Piecemeal, Disconnected February 22, 2021 | Jill R Shah | Bloomberg U.S. efforts to detect dangerous, fast-moving Covid-19 mutations that are already bedeviling states remain slim and disconnected as the Biden administration...