Engineering
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From AI to the Y chromosome (and everything in between)
Nature Biotechnology editors chose two research articles led by UCSC researchers among their favorite research articles from 2023. Their selections of 'Human reference draft represents human variation' and 'Sequence of the human Y chromosome revealed' were both led by researchers at the UCSC Genomics Institute including Karen Miga and Benedict Paten.
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AI technology could soon save lives at the beach. Here’s how.
Researchers at the University of California Santa Cruz, led by Computer Science Professor Alex Pang, are developing potentially life-saving A.I. algorithms geared toward detecting and monitoring potential dangers along the shoreline. Additional coverage in KSBW.
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AI-system boosts microgrid efficiency for rapid power outage recovery
Interesting Engineering reports on Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Yu Zhang's research on using AI to better manage islanded microgrids during power outages.
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UC Santa Cruz researchers build AI to prevent drownings
Professor of Computer Science Alex Pang's research on using AI to monitor beach conditions was featured in the Santa Cruz Sentinel and the Mercury News.
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Detecting Cancer Early by Measuring RNA in the Blood
Scientific American features Assistant Professor of Biomolecular Engineering Daniel Kim's research on using RNA in the bloodstream for an early, non-invasive cancer detection test.
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Smart Gateways into the Lab of the Future
Professor of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology Sofie Salama and Distinguished Professor of Biomolecular Engineering David Haussler spoke about the smart technology behind growing brain organoids in their Braingeneers lab on the Scientist Speaks podcast.
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The expanding universe of Lofi Girl
WBUR News, Boston's NPR station, spoke with UCSC Ph.D. student of Computational Media Kevin Weatherwax about his research on and personal relationship with Lo-Fi music.
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The tricky ethics of AI in the lab
Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Engineering Leilani Gilpin was quoted in a C&EN story on the pace of development in the field of generative AI and the ethical challenges at play.
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New Approach to ‘Liquid Biopsy’ Relies on Repetitive RNA in the Bloodstream
The National Insitutes of Health Director's Blog features Assistant Professor of Biomolecular Engineering Daniel Kim's research into liquid biopsy technology for cancer early detection.
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Scientists solve the genetic puzzle of sex-related Y chromosome
Assistant Professor of Biomolecular Engineering Karen Miga and UCSC genomicist and postdoc Monika Cechova were quoted extensively in coverage of the first complete sequence of a human Y chromosome. Additional coverage in CNN, STAT, Popular Science, USA Today, Business Insider, and many others.
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The race to save the world's DNA
Computational biologist Benedict Paten was quoted in a New Yorker story about the Earth BioGenome Project, a gloabl effort to sequence the DNA of as many species as possible. UCSC Genomics Insitute research scientist Ann Mc Cartney's contributions to this project are also mentioned.
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Study reveals a widespread decline of snow cover in the Northern Hemisphere
Earth.com covered Professor of Statistics Robert Lund's research which used a rigorous statistical approach to find that snow cover has declined in many parts of the Northern Hemisphere over the last half century.