In the study of bacteria, a longstanding dogma has held that two molecular machines—RNA polymerase, which leads the way in ...

UC Santa Cruz has a long history of pioneering advances in genomics research. The first working draft of a human genome sequence was assembled on our campus in 2000, which has led to enormous leaps in ...

In a breakthrough that redefines both speed and clinical potential, a new world record for the fastest human whole genome sequencing has been set. Think of all the things that can be done in four ...

The US Endangered Species Act compels the government to identify species at risk of extinction and devise plans to restore ...

NIH funding has allowed scientists to see the DNA blueprints of human life—completely. In 2022, the Telomere-to-Telomere Consortium, a group of NIH-funded scientists from research institutions around ...

Over the last 10 years, breakthroughs in understanding the genetic instructions passed from parent to offspring have put researchers closer than ever before to efficiently decoding DNA with 100% ...

Closing the rare disease diagnostic gap can improve patient care and outcomes. Did you know that one in 10 Americans have a ...

Twenty-five years ago today, on July 7, 2000, the world got its very first look at a human genome — the 3 billion letter code that controls how our bodies function. Posted online by a small team at ...

We spoke to David Klenerman, co-developer of sequencing by synthesis, to find out how his work heralded the next generation ...

AXELIOS 1 delivers a unique combination of accuracy, speed, scalability and cost efficiency, giving laboratories of all sizes ...