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How DNA revealed the woolly mammoth’s fate – and what it teaches us today
DNA evidence has revealed why woolly mammoths died out on St Paul Island, Alaska. World Economic Forum | 24 Jun 2020 | Kate Whiting Dr Beth Shapiro is a paleo-geneticist who uses genomics techniques to understand how species became extinct to help conservation efforts...
Solved: For 43 years, she was ‘Precious’ Jane Doe
She was murdered near Everett in 1977. Years of detective work finally revealed her name: Lisa Roberts, 17.
NHGRI commemorates 20th anniversary of White House event announcing draft human genome sequence
Prabarna Ganguly, Ph.D. | NHGRI News | June 26, 2020 The signature goal of the Human Genome Project (HGP) was to generate a sequence of the three billion letters (A, C, G and T) in the human DNA instruction book. The multidisciplinary, international consortium worked...
Angela Brooks Named Director, Diversity, for the Genomics Institute
Dr. Brooks has enhanced diversity and inclusion in STEM by creating new training opportunities for students from underrepresented groups UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute | June 22, 2020 As a splicing specialist, Angela Brooks’s goal is to identify weaknesses in the...
Gavilan College student wins Karl S. Pister Scholarship to UCSC
Mario Escudero plans to study medicine Jan Bernstein Chargin | Patch | Jun 18, 2020 Mario Escudero dealt with death in the family, survived his kids' teen years, worked full time and explored multiple educational programs and leadership paths on his way to receiving...