Biomolecular Engineering
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Santa Cruz proves an incubator for genomics technology
Genomics experts David Haussler and Ed Green are featured in a Santa Cruz Sentinel article about local genomics technology companies based on UCSC research.
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Dovetail Genomics Launches Genome Assembly Service with Twist on Hi-C Method
Biomolecular engineer Ed Green is quoted in a Bio-IT World news story about Dovetail Genomics, a company based on genome assembly technology developed by Green's lab at UC Santa Cruz.
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Handheld DNA reader revolutionary and democratising, say scientists
Biomolecular engineer Mark Akeson was quoted in stories about a new handheld DNA sequencing device based on nanopore technology developed in part at UC Santa Cruz, including articles in the Guardian, Medical News Today,Medical Device Technology, Biospace, and other media outlets.
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Fighting Ebola with a palm-sized DNA sequencer
Biomolecular engineer Mark Akeson was quoted in an Atlantic magazine story about the use of nanopore sequencing, a technology pioneered at UCSC, to help fight the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.
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UC Santa Cruz researchers use big data to fight cancer
Genomics researchers David Haussler, Ted Goldstein, and Olena Morozova were quoted in a Santa Cruz Sentinel story about a new effort to identify alternate therapies for children with cancer that has not responded to standard therapy. The project was also covered on GenomeWeb, PhysOrg and Medical News.
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UC Santa Cruz awarded $2 million for human genome variation map
Genomics researcher Benedict Paten was quoted in coverage of a major grant from the Keck Foundation for his work on a Human Genome Variation Map, including stories from the Santa Cruz Sentinel and Genome Web.
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UC Santa Cruz professor develops HIV vaccine
Biomolecular engineer Phil Berman's research on an HIV vaccine was covered by the Santa Cruz Sentinel, KSBW TV, KION TV, and BioSpace. The KSBW news clip was rebroadcast on other NBC TV news affiliates across the country.
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Pint-sized DNA sequencer impresses first users
Biomolecular engineer David Deamer was quoted in a Nature story about the MinION portable DNA sequencer.
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Internet of DNA
Biomolecular engineer David Haussler was featured in an article in the MIT Technology Review about his work with the Global Alliance for Genomics and Health.
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UCSC Genomics Institute receives $1 million grant
Biomolecular engineer Benedict Paten was featured in coverage of the Human Genome Variation Map project, including stories in the Santa Cruz Sentinel, Medical Xpress, Genome Web, BioSpace, ClinicaSpace, and others.
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Nanopore Sequencing Is Here to Stay
Biomolecular engineers David Deamer and Mark Akeson are featured in a story about nanopore sequencing in Bio-IT World.
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Geneticists Begin Tests of an Internet for DNA
Biomolecular engineer David Haussler is featured in a story in MIT Technology Review about efforts by the Global Alliance for Genomics and Health to build the infrastructure for sharing genomic data.