Engineering
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Scientists call for fully open sharing of coronavirus genome data
David Haussler, director of the UCSC Genomics Institute, was quoted in a Nature news story about open sharing of coronavirus genome data.
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There's Good News And Bad News About The Coronavirus Variants And Vaccines
Biomolecular engineer Russ Corbett-Detig was quoted in a Buzzfeed news story about the new coronavirus variants.
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This artist is creating a “belligerent algorithm” to expose AI bias
Verdict published a story about assistant professor of digital arts and new media, A.M. Darke, who is creating a system, based on the prejudices of designers of artificial intelligence algorithms, to highlight the problem of AI bias.
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Santa Cruz County Supervisor and UCSC professor address vaccine concerns
Biomolecular engineer Rebecca DuBois was featured in a Santa Cruz Sentinel story about her virtual Town Hall presentation about the coronavirus vaccines.
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The hunt for COVID-19 genomes that could worsen pandemic
Biomolecular engineer David Haussler was quoted in a San Jose Mercury News article about efforts to track changes in the coronavirus genome sequence and the spread of different strains of the virus.
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Nature’s 10: ten people who helped shape science in 2020
Genome scientist Karen Miga was featured among the "Ones to watch in 2021" in a Nature article about the top 10 people who helped shape science in 2020.
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$3.7 million NIH grant supports development of biosensor technology for diagnosing viral diseases
Electrical engineer Ali Yanik was featured in a News-Medical story about his research on biosensor technology for diagnosing viral infections.
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UCSC researchers develop faster way to detect COVID-19 antibodies — without sacrificing accuracy
Biomolecular engineer Rebecca Dubois was featured in coverage of her lab's work on a new assay for coronavirus antibodies in Lookout Santa Cruz. Her research was also covered in Medical Device Network, Economic Times, and other media outlets.
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How the first life on Earth survived its biggest threat — water
Biomolecular engineer David Deamer was quoted in a Nature article about research on the origins of life.
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UC Santa Cruz scientists tackle fire prevention with high tech science
Computer scientists Katia Obraczka and Andrea David were featured in a KSBW news story about their research on a sensor network for detecting forest fires.
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Decentralized fact checking and exploration platform, Wiseper, selected to participate in LaunchPad Fellowship
Computer science graduate student Fatemeh Mirzaei was featured in a Santa Cruz Tech Beat story about a LaunchPad Fellowship for her startup Wiseper.
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For The First Time, Scientists Have Completely Sequenced a Human Chromosome
Genomics researcher Karen Miga was featured in coverage of the first complete gapless sequence of the human X chromosome, including stories in Science Alert, Daily Mail, Tech Explorist, MSN, Cosmos, New Atlas, Genome Web, Genetic Engineering News, SciTech Daily, IFL Science, and other media outlets.