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Bioelectronics enable precise control on organoids for better understanding of neuro diseases, neuron circuits
Cortical organoids, which are miniature three-dimensional models of brain tissue grown from stem cells, offer scientists a sophisticated and accurate model to better understand how neurons control brain functioning — but researchers are still developing methods to perform precise experiments on these delicate models.
Terrie Williams receives prestigious medal from NAS
Congratulations to UCSC Genomics Institute affiliate Terrie M. Williams, winner of the 2024 NAS Daniel Giraud Elliot Medal for seminal work on the ecological physiology of large mammals!
Insights from UCSC-made COVID-19 tracking tool will guide the future of studying pathogens in real time
UShER, a software developed at UC Santa Cruz to map the genomic evolution of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, is the most widely used tool for tracking COVID-19 worldwide. A new paper from the tool’s creators outlines the “game-time” decisions…
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