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It's Giving Day!!! You can help support 🎗pediatric cancer research AND a "degree-defining experience" for undergraduates by: 💸 Donating to Treehouse Childhood Cancer Initiative 🗣 Sharing this post to spread the word! 🔗 🎁 bit.ly/give2treehouse

Support diversity and excellence in STEM by giving to our Research Mentoring Internship (RMI) this Giving Day 🎁 Federal cuts to DEI grants have made your gifts VITAL to keeping this program alive. Please support student mentorship today: www.givecampus.com/schools/Univ...

Can lab-grown brain tissue learn like #AI? 🧠🤖 @ucscgenomics.bsky.social researchers led by #BaskinEngineering prof Tal Sharf will explore whether brain organoids can learn from experience, respond to feedback, and solve tasks in real time. bit.ly/4howct5

😷 Ever had a stomach bug? New #BaskinEngineering research brings us one step closer to stopping one of its viral causes! Prof Rebecca DuBois's lab revealed how human astroviruses—a cause of the stomach bug—bind to human cells, paving the way for future therapies and vaccines. bit.ly/3JfDrqY

Creating brains in a lab doesn't have to be like Frankenstein this Halloween. 🧠👻 The Braingeneers team at the UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute recently received a $1.9 million grant to grow miniature 3D brains from stem cells.

🦟 The mosquito is the most deadly animal in the world. The Mosquito Cell Atlas is an incredible new resource to help us understand more about their ability to transmit pathogens to humans. Data is available on the UC Santa Cruz @genomebrowser.bsky.social at mosquito.cells.ucsc.edu

UCSC's Brooks Lab tool FLAIR is helping to rewrite the story of cancer research—pushing precision medicine closer to truly individualized care. Learn how: santacruzworks.org/n...

@joann-trejo.bsky.social, @marymunson4.bsky.social and I have a commentary in @natcellbio.nature.com on recent attacks on DEI in biomedical research: "If scientific research, especially biomedical research, is meant to serve everyone, then it requires that everyone has an opportunity to participate"

Researchers using vg - a new release is now available at github.com/vgteam/vg/re... 🎉 vg giraffe now has 🧬 Improved support for cyclic snarls 🧬 An experimental recombination-aware mode

Accurate somatic small variant discovery for multiple sequencing technologies with DeepSomatic - @ucscgenomics.bsky.social go.nature.com/4qa6m0d

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

📢 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-...

🧑🧬🐒 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/...

🌎 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.

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.

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...

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

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…

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.

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...

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...

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...

🦭🧬 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....

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...

🧪🧬🖥️ 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

📣 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...

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...

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.

Super excited to share our latest work on RNA liquid biopsy via nanopore sequencing for novel biomarker discovery and cancer early detection! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

New CRISPRware tool makes precision genome editing easier, even in unannotated regions 🎉 Built by a @ucsantacruz.bsky.social student and integrated into the @genomebrowser.bsky.social, it will be a huge benefit to genetic research + therapeutic discovery. news.ucsc.edu/2025/07/cris...

We turn 25 today! July 7th marks the 25th anniversary of the human genome going online and the start of the UCSC Genome Browser. Then vs. now, we have 165k monthly visitors, and our codebase is over three million lines of code. See our news for more: bit.ly/genomeBrowser...

THIS DAY IN HISTORY: 25 years ago, the world got its first look at a human DNA sequence when @ucsantacruz.bsky.social posted it online. Today, we're using genomics to diagnose rare disease, guide cancer care, track outbreaks, and protect species. 🧬🌎 news.ucsc.edu/2025/07/twen...

New @nature.com, @eisensteinium.bsky.social looks back at an essential bit of science kit that made the human genome accessible: The UCSC Genome Browser turns 25. 🧪 @genomebrowser.bsky.social @ucscgenomics.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/d41...

"It changed medicine, it changed science — it changed the world." 🧬🌎 Listen to @whyy.org 's exciting retelling of the race to complete the human genome before it was patented, and how UC Santa Cruz "computer geeks" saved the day! whyy.org/segments/25-... @genomebrowser.bsky.social #scienceforall

Don't forget to head to the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History this evening to learn about "the most interesting fish in the world"! 🧬🐟

🎓 We are so proud of all our Research Mentoring Internship (RMI) scholars who are graduating this year! They have all gained valuable skills interning in our affiliated genomics labs and we know that they are going to go on to great things 💙💛🎉🎓

What can a 28-eyed jellyfish teach us about the ~wild~ evolution of vision? 👀🧬 Genomics Institute affiliate @aidemm.bsky.social and collaborators have sequenced the genome of a rare 28-eyed jellyfish to find out! news.ucsc.edu/2025/06/jell...

🌿 It’s #WorldEnvironmentDay and we’re investing in science that listens to the land. Supporting three new eDNA projects designed to uplift #Indigenous and remote communities, ensuring genomics works for everyone. Find out more here: bit.ly/eDNAforBC

UC Santa Cruz conservation genomics startup eDNA Explorer is expanding to Canada! 🇨🇦 eDNA Explorer Canada, supported by @genomebc.bsky.social, will allow collaboration around DNA data found in soil and water samples to inform public health and conservation efforts. news.ucsc.edu/2025/06/edna...

We teamed up with the Treehouse Childhood Cancer Initiative at @ucscgenomics.bsky.social to deliver a custom workshop on reproducible research. In our new blog, Dr. Holly Beale, Lead Computational Biologist at Treehouse, shares how their team is putting new skills into practice. Read the full story!

It’s Genome June at the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History— in partnership with the UCSC Genomics Institute! Check out the line up of events throughout the month, most of which feature UC Santa Cruz scientists, researchers, and genomics experts. 🦣🧬🐺🌲 santacruzmuseum.org/series/genom...

Our variation graphs tool has had a new release! 🧪🧬🖥️Highlights include 📈 Improvements to vg giraffe unmapped reads and alignment QC. 📈 Improved surjection for more difficult alignments. 📈 Better handle reads from indexed GAF files. github.com/vgteam/vg/re...

Join us for Genome June at the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History! We have lectures and events planned all month to explore what genomics is contributing to conservation and our knowledge of the environment! santacruzmuseum.org/series/genom...