Genomics
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UCSC partners with Stanford, Salk Institute in stem cell genomics center
The California stem cell agency will fund a $40 million center to bridge the fields of genomics and stem cell research.
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Cancer Genomics Hub adds childhood cancer data
Researchers studying the genetics of childhood cancers now have access to a large and growing set of genomic data through UCSC’s Cancer Genomics Hub.
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UCSC team wins cancer genomics competition
A team of bioinformatics experts made the most accurate predictions in a challenge to identify signaling networks in breast cancer cells.
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Hitachi sponsors UCSC research in cancer genomics and data storage
Two areas of expertise at UCSC, genomics and data storage, are brought together under a new research agreement sponsored by Hitachi.
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Pan-Cancer studies find common patterns shared by different tumor types
The Pan-Cancer Initiative, a major effort to analyze the molecular aberrations in cancer cells across a range of tumor types, has yielded an abundance of new findings.
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Scientists sequence genome of 700,000-year-old horse
An international team of scientists has sequenced the genome of an ancient horse that lived 700,000 years ago.
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UCSC scientist attends White House ceremony honoring open science
David Haussler attended a White House event highlighting Open Science “Champions of Change.”
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Major grant funds UCSC researchers using big data to predict cancer outcomes
UCSC bioinformatics experts received a $3.5 million NIH grant to develop tools to analyze cancer genomics data.
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Human genome: Public research for public good
Researchers at UC Santa Cruz assembled the first working draft of the human genome sequence in 2000, just days before a private health care company completed its first assembly.
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Genomics pioneers look to future, form global alliance for data sharing
UCSC bioinformatics expert David Haussler is on organizing committee for global alliance to enable secure sharing of genomic and clinical data.
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DNA study clarifies relationship between polar bears and brown bears
A new genetic study of polar bears and brown bears upends prevailing ideas about the evolutionary history of the two species.
