by webmaster | Jul 7, 2020 | News
UC Santa Cruz researchers played a critical role in ensuring the human genome would be free for everyone, forever SANTA CRUZ, CA – July 7, 2020 The human genome sequence — spelled out in 3.2 billion units of DNA strung together on chromosomes — represents...
by webmaster | Sep 25, 2019 | News
NIH funds new centers to expand and diversify the human reference genome The UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute will play a leading role in the ambitious new Human Pangenome Reference Sequence Project Tim Stephens | UCSC | Sep 24, 2019 New grants from the National...
by webmaster | Sep 19, 2019 | News
Josh Kapp, UC Santa Cruz PhD student Remarkable research happening on the central coast to fight crime. A lab at UC Santa Cruz is able to get DNA from root-less hair, and the technology has already been used to crack a major case Alani Letang | KSBW | September18,...
by webmaster | Sep 18, 2019 | News
David Haussler, director of the UCSC Genomics Institute, explains a poster of the human genome sequence to Genomics Institute visitors. The Institute plans to host a grand opening celebration for its new headquarters Oct. 18. This invitation-only celebration will...
by webmaster | Sep 18, 2019 | News
Dr. Ed Green Photo Credit: James Tensuan for The New York Times Heather Murphy | New York Times | September 16, 2019 Those fortunate enough to have a head of hair generally leave 50 to 100 strands behind on any given day. Those hairs are hardy, capable of withstanding...