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Events

Jan Skotheim: Cell cycle dynamics
Monday, January 30, 2012, 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM
101 Natural Sciences Annex
Bia Labate: Science & Justice Working Group: Scientific research on ayahuasca and health
Tuesday, January 31, 2012, 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM
TBA
Joseph Travis: Do we--should we--have an evolutionary ecology?
Wednesday, February 1, 2012, 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM
101 Natural Sciences Annex
Michelle Khine: Shrink-film micro- and nano-fabrication for biomedical tools
Thursday, February 2, 2012, 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM
240 Physical Sciences Building
Priscilla Wald: Science & Justice Working Group: Cells, race and stories
Monday, February 6, 2012, 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM
599 Engineering 2
Michael Krische: Formation of C-C bonds via catalytic hydrogenation and transfer hydrogenation--Merged redox-construction events for organic synthesis
Monday, February 6, 2012, 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM
240 Physical Sciences Building

News

'Open-source' robotic surgery platform going to top medical research labs
Raven II system developed at UC Santa Cruz and University of Washington
Genome 10K 'Alignathon' harnesses community effort to show relationships between species
Anticipating 10,000 vertebrate genomes, the Genome 10K project seeks the best alignment tools for the avalanche of data.
Ulcer-causing bacteria tamed by defect in cell-targeting ability
A genetic change thwarts the bacteria's ability to swim toward the stomach lining and cause inflammation.
Decoding cancer
With the genome era dawning, UCSC researchers are at the forefront of developing new therapies for one of humanity's most heartbreaking challenges. Has cancer finally met its match?