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UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute @ucscgenomics.bsky.social · 1d

Nobel laureate Carol Greider has been named an @americancancersoc.bsky.social Professor 🎉 Her work at @ucsantacruz.bsky.social aims to overcome longstanding barriers to new cancer treatments—understanding how telomere length is regulated and accurately measuring it.
🔗 news.ucsc.edu/2025/10/grei...

Carol Greider receives American Cancer Society Professor Award

The award includes a grant that will support Greider's research that advances her Nobel-winning discovery of the DNA caps at the ends of chromosomes called telomeres

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Santa Cruz Works @santacruzworks.bsky.social · 12d

Although kelp can be frustrating to get tangled in when you're going for a swim in the ocean, resilient kelp can actually safeguard California’s coasts, fisheries, and biodiversity against warming oceans. Learn how: santacruzworks.org/n...

Genomics Rooftop Mixer: Kelp and the Future of Our Oceans — Santa Cruz Works

Join us October 28 for the Genomics Rooftop Mixer, featuring Malin Pinsky’s kelp genomics research. Discover how resilient kelp can safeguard California’s coasts, fisheries, and biodiversity against warming oceans. Science, community, and conservation meet.

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UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute @ucscgenomics.bsky.social · 7d

A court ruling in favor of @ucsantacruz.bsky.social Genomics Institute associate Ed Geen's startup Astrea Forensics paves the way for whole-genome sequencing, a cutting-edge technique used on degraded DNA in fossilized remains, to be admitted as evidence in trials 🦴🔍 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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UCSC Genome Browser @genomebrowser.bsky.social · Sep 5

Please take a moment to tell us how you use the Genome Browser: surveymars.com/q/mnb...

Your feedback supports future improvements and our continued funding.

UCSC Genome Browser User Satisfaction Survey | SurveyMars

I have posted a survey titled 'UCSC Genome Browser User Satisfaction Survey' on SurveyMars. Please help me by filling it out. Thank you very much!

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UCSC Genome Browser @genomebrowser.bsky.social · 19d

We are pleased to announce the release of the Developmental Disorders Genotype-to-Phenotype (DDG2P) track for hg19 and hg38. The DDG2P track displays genes associated with severe developmental disorders.

Learn more at:
genome.ucsc.edu/gold...

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UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute @ucscgenomics.bsky.social · 15d

Breakthrough disease treatments are being developed, but they need #NIH funding! @khmiga.bsky.social and Krizia Chambers joined #RallyForMedicalResearch on Capitol Hill to tell lawmakers how important federal funding is to their research.

🧪🔬 Message your lawmakers: news.ucsc.edu/2025/09/advo...

Karen Miga and Krizia Chambers standing on the steps of Capitol Hill

Krizia Chambers, Karen Miga, and two other women sit at a coffee table. Krizia is speaking to Representative Jimmy Panetta, who is standing listening to her with his hands clasped in front of him.

UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute @ucscgenomics.bsky.social · 19d

Scientists at @ucsc have built an automated platform to grow and monitor brain organoids (brain tissue in a dish) 24/7 🧠🤖. It captures neural activity missed by manual methods—boosting reproducibility & paving the way for breakthroughs in brain research.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute @ucscgenomics.bsky.social · Sep 8

📢 Announcing the AnVIL Data Explorer!
This tool makes it easier to access and reuse high-value datasets, including those that focus on specific diseases like Alzheimer’s, cancer, and rare genetic disorders. Over 280 datasets are already available, with more to come.
news.ucsc.edu/2025/08/new-...

UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute @ucscgenomics.bsky.social · Sep 8

🧑🧬🐒 Are humans and chimps *really* 99% similar? New telomere-to-telomere (T2T) genomes and other sequencing advancements are helping scientists reveal more differences, primarily in the "non-coding" regions of DNA that turn genes on and off.

www.livescience.com/archaeology/...

Do humans and chimps really share nearly 99% of their DNA?

The frequently cited 99% similarity between human and chimp DNA overlooks key differences in the genomes.

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UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute @ucscgenomics.bsky.social · Sep 5

🌎 The Earth BioGenome Project is proposing to sequence 150,000 species over 4 years--which means releasing 3,000 new genomes a month ‼️

We're proud to be participating in this effort to create a rich resource to inform conservation, ensure food security, and even advance medicine.

Earth BioGenome Project 🌍 @ebpgenome.bsky.social · Sep 4

🚀🧬🔥 Hot off the press — 2025!
Don’t miss this must-read publication: bit.ly/4mJwFb7

This groundbreaking paper sets the stage for Earth BioGenome Project Phase II — where EBP is gearing up to scale genome sequencing 10× faster than ever before! 🌍✨

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Aide Macias-Muñoz @aidemm.bsky.social · Aug 16

Congratulations to lab member Maria! Maria joined us this summer as an NHGRI GREAT scholar @ucscgenomics.bsky.social Within 8 weeks she learned new wet lab techniques, bioinformatics, and carried out independent research. Proud to share that she received an award for outstanding research poster.

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Human Pangenome Reference Consortium @humanpangenome.bsky.social · Aug 20

Headed to #ASHG25?

Don’t miss HPRC’s workshop on the Human Pangenome: Data, Tools & Workflows.

📅 Oct 14 | 10AM–12PM

Learn how to access data & use pangenome tools!

www.ashg.org/product/ashg...

ASHG 2025 Workshop: The Human Pangenome: Data, Tools, and Workflows

Introducing participants to the new Human Pangenome Reference, how samples were chosen to maximize variation, & technologies used to build the pangenome

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UCSC Genome Browser @genomebrowser.bsky.social · Aug 21

We are excited to announce the release of the MaveDB Experiment Heatmaps and Alignment track for hg38. Each heatmap shows the results of many small substitutions that were tested within a gene to examine their functional consequences.

Learn more at:
http://bit.ly/4lCIlLq

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Next Tech @newsnexttech.bsky.social · Aug 8

Google AI Releases DeepPolisher: A New Deep Learning Tool that Improves the Accuracy of Genome Assemblies by Precisely Correcting Base-Level Errors

Google AI, in collaboration with the UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute, has introduced DeepPolisher, a cutting-edge deep learning tool designed to…

Google AI Releases DeepPolisher: A New Deep Learning Tool that Improves the Accuracy of Genome Assemblies by Precisely Correcting Base-Level Errors

Google AI, in collaboration with the UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute, has introduced DeepPolisher, a cutting-edge deep learning tool designed to substantially improve the accuracy of genome assemblies by correcting base-level errors. Its notable efficacy was recently demonstrated in advancing the Human Pangenome Reference, a major milestone in genomics research. The Challenge of Accurate Genome Assembly A reference genome is an essential foundation for understanding genetic diversity, heredity, disease mechanisms, and evolutionary biology.

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UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute @ucscgenomics.bsky.social · Aug 1

It's exciting to see the continuing legacy of T2T sequencing methods being discussed on @scifri.bsky.social ! 🧬
Complete genomes are helping us understand more and more about genetic function and diversity in areas of our DNA that were unreadable just a few years ago.

Adam Phillippy @aphillippy.bsky.social · Aug 1

Complete genomes alert! @glennislogsdon.bsky.social, @christinebeck.bsky.social, and I were on @scifri.bsky.social today talking about "Complex genetic variation in nearly complete human genomes"
📄 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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65 Genomes Expand Our Picture Of Human Genetics

Researchers closely examined the genomes of 65 individuals to paint a more complex, and more complete, picture of human genetic diversity.

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UCSC Genome Browser @genomebrowser.bsky.social · Jul 31

We’re excited to announce support for bedMethyl and bigMethyl, new track formats for visualizing base-resolution DNA methylation from bisulfite sequencing or similar methods at single-base resolution across the genome in the UCSC Genome Browser. More info: genome.ucsc.edu/gold...

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UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute @ucscgenomics.bsky.social · Jul 30

The @nativebio.bsky.social is working to create the D4I Tribal Data Repository to uphold Indigenous data sovereignty 🧬🤝

In this video, a few of our collaborators on this project explain what it means to protect tribal data, and why it matters: www.youtube.com/watch?v=twp6...

D4I Tribal Data Repository - Protecting Tribal Data & Why It Matters

YouTube video by D4I TDR

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UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute @ucscgenomics.bsky.social · Jul 25

Can a father’s stress influence the health of his future children?

Science says yes. Affiliate @upasnasharma.bsky.social studies this effect in mice, and she has received a new McKnight Foundation award to uncover the molecular signals in sperm that are behind it: news.ucsc.edu/2025/07/upas...

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UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute @ucscgenomics.bsky.social · Jul 24

🦭🧬 After nearly going extinct, northern elephant seals bounced back, but lost almost all genetic variation.

Now, thanks to a new tool out of @ucsantacruz.bsky.social, we can trace family lines for species with low genetic diversity and improve conservation strategies.

📄: doi.org/10.1111/acv....

Two male elephant seals face each other in a display of dominance, with chests puffed and their large noses in the air. Female seals and their pups lie around the bull on the left.

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UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute @ucscgenomics.bsky.social · Jul 21

Over 1,100 members of the National Academies of the Sciences, representing both political parties, have signed a letter urging Congress to reject the FY26 science budget cuts that threaten U.S. leadership in science, health, and national security. #StandUpForScience www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vkv0...

Letter from NAS Members to the Honorable Senators and Representatives of the United States

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UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute @ucscgenomics.bsky.social · Jul 21

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UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute @ucscgenomics.bsky.social · Jul 21

🧪🧬🖥️ We have a new variation graphs (vg) update: github.com/vgteam/vg/re...

Changes include:
🤝Improved compatibility with other GFA graph files and transcript annotation files
🪲Various bug fixes, especially for mis-named or broken command-line options

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UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute @ucscgenomics.bsky.social · Jul 18

📣 JOB ALERT: We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our pathogen genomics team! Be a part of creating and maintaining tools that public health officials are using to track the spread of dangerous pathogens 🦠

Apply here:
careerspub.universityofcalifornia.edu/psc/ucsc/EMP...

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Giacomo Bernardi @embiotoca.bsky.social · Jul 11

New anemonefish species alert! After many years working with this species, we finally also described it as a the Polynesian Anemonefish. zookeys.pensoft.net/article/1414...

A new species of Anemonefish from French Polynesia, Amphiprion maohiensis, (Pomacentridae, Amphiprioninae), the Polynesian anemonefish

Anemonefishes (Teleostei, Pomacentridae) comprise approximately 28 species of damselfishes that exclusively live symbiotically with sea anemones. Distribution ranges vary, with some species only found...

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UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute @ucscgenomics.bsky.social · Jul 14

Our work on the AnVIL Explorer is facilitating better data sharing ☁️ This database of roughly 12.9K biosamples allows users to explore public and controlled-access data to find datasets that are relevant to their work.

American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) @geneticssociety.bsky.social · Jul 10

Data sharing is crucial to advancing health research. @ajhgnews.bsky.social's latest article provides policy recommendations to facilitate future use & sharing of heterogeneous data sources w/ a goal of improving polygenic risk prediction: www.cell.com/ajhg/abstrac... @prsdiversity.bsky.social

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