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CBSE faculty affiliates news
UCSC professor lands $240,000 for research. June 20, 2007. Santa Cruz Sentinel.
UCSC to present conference on 'Genomics and Justice.' April 23, 2007. UCSC Press Release.
Winners announced for prestigious biomedical award. April 14, 2007. CBC Canada.
Fair wind blew UCSC a big donor. Alison R.G. van Diggelen. April 13, 2007. Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal.
UCSC recognized as a top science university. Alia Wilson. March 8, 2007. City on a Hill Press.
Engineering school launches 10th anniversary celebrations. Tim Stephens. February 26, 2007. UCSC Currents.
UCSC boosts biomolecular engineering program. August 4, 2006. Santa Cruz Sentinel.
Joshua Stuart to receive Kalpana Chawla award from University of Colorado, Boulder. May 8, 2006. UCSC Currents.
UCSC Professors Haussler and Woosley elected to National Academy of Sciences. Tim Stephens. May 1, 2006. UCSC Currents.
Three UCSC professors elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Tim Stephens & Scott Rappaport. May 1, 2006. UCSC Currents.
Wentai Liu honored by National Chiao Tung University in Taiwan. April 24, 2006. UCSC Currents.
UCSC researchers receive $1.6 million grant for biosensor project. Tim Stephens. March 29, 2006. UCSC Press Release.
UCSC gene researcher Joshua Stuart awarded prestigious Sloan Research Fellowship. Tim Stephens. March 22, 2006. UCSC Press Release.
Optical aspirations (Melissa Jurica). February 2006. HHMI Bulletin.
Darwin's warm pond theory tested. Rebecca Morelle. February 13, 2006. BBC News.
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Hot soup not so tasty for early life. Michael Schirber. February 15, 2006. ScienceNow Daily News.
Experts meet to discuss life in space. February 13, 2006. DeHavilland.
UCSC team reaches the finals in Nanochallenge 2005. Tim Stephens. December 5, 2005. UCSC Currents.
Ask the expert: David Deamer anwers questions about artificial life research
and how it relates to Earth's earliest life-forms. October 21, 2005. NOVA ScienceNOW.
Debate at UCSC weighs evolution vs. intelligent design. Shandra Shekhar. October 16, 2005. Santa Cruz Sentinel.
UCSC names veteran to post: chemistry professor picked for no. 2 job. Ken McLaughlin. September 29, 2005. San Jose Mercury News. [to locate article online, search Mercury News archives for "Ken McLaughlin AND chemistry "]
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UCSC fills several key positions. October 2 , 2005. Santa Cruz Sentinel.
New book on coevolution by biologist John Thompson. September 26, 2005. UCSC Currents.
UCSC will train stem cell researchers. Jondi Gumz. September 18, 2005. Santa Cruz Sentinel.
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UCSC will get training grant from California stem cell institute. Tim Stephens. September 19, 2005. UCSC Currents.
UCSC professor awarded energy grants. Jondi Gumz. June 29, 2005. Santa Cruz Sentinel.
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Department of Energy grants fuel hydrogen cell research at UGA. November 3, 2005. Fuel Cell Works.
Biologist Melissa Jurica earns prestigious grant from Searle Scholars Program. Tim Stephens. April 13, 2005. UCSC Press Release.
Biochemist Harry Noller recieves 2004 Massry Prize. Tim Stevens. November 29–December 5, 2004. UCSC Currents Online.
Two UCSC professors elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Tim Stephens. October 28, 2004. UCSC Press Release.
Two faculty members selected by Howard Hughes Medical Institute for appointment as new investigators. Tim Stephens. May 15, 2000. UCSC Currents Online.
About
David Haussler
The reverse evolution machine. Josh Rosen. September 4, 2007. KQED QUEST Television.
Five more years for David Haussler as HHMI Investigator. Tim Stephens. August 13, 2007. UCSC Currents.
Opossum genome may answer human questions. Radio interview, Joe Palca. May 10, 2007. Morning Edition on National Public Radio.
Mobile DNA part of evolution's toolbox. May 4, 2006. HHMI News.
UCSC Professors Haussler and Woosley elected to National Academy of Sciences. Tim Stephens. May 1, 2006. UCSC Currents.
Three UCSC professors elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Tim Stephens and Scott Rappaport. May 1, 2006. UCSC Currents.
Bringing back the brontosaurus. Steve Olson. April 2006. Wired News.
Bioinformatics pioneer David Haussler receives Carnegie Mellon's prestigious Dickson Prize in Science. Teresa Thomas. March 10, 2006. Carnegie Mellon Media Relations press release.
Related stories:
Bioinformatics pioneer David Haussler to receive Carnegie Mellon's prestigious Dickson Prize in Science. February 24, 2006. Carnegie Mellon Media Relations press release.
Human genome expert at UCSC receives award. September 22, 2005. Santa Cruz Sentinel.
Professor David Haussler to receive Carnegie Mellon's Dickson Prize. September 26, 2005. UCSC Currents.
Machine learning in biology: a profile of David Haussler. Sara Reese Hedberg. IEEE Intelligent Systems. January/February 2006.
The World Technology Network honors the most innovative individuals in science and technology; the world's best and
brightest in 20 categories are named fellows of prestigious organization. November 16, 2005. Genetic Engineering News. [article no longer on line]
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Haussler to speak on biotech at World Technology Summit. Tim Stephens, November 14, 2005. UCSC Currents.
Team led by UCSC’s Haussler to reconstruct whole genome of distant mammalian ancestor. Bernadette Toner. October 31, 2005. GenomeWeb Daily News.
UCSC will train stem cell researchers. Jondi Gumz. September 18, 2005. Santa Cruz Sentinel.
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UCSC will get training grant from California stem cell institute.Tim Stephens. September 19, 2005. UCSC Currents.
Reading ancient DNA the community way. Elizabeth Pennisi. June 3, 2005, vol 308. Science Magazine (sciencemag.org).
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Hoping DNA bears out: scientists ID genetic markers of ancient cave bears, bolstering methods to learn more about Neanderthals. Bryn Nelson. June 3, 2005. Newsday.
Gene finding with hidden Markov models. Karen Heyman. March 28, 2005. The Scientist.
Researchers deduce gene sequence of mammalian
ancestor. Radio interview, Joe Palca. December 27, 2004. All Things
Considered on National Public Radio.
Collecting genetic sequences for animals.
Radio interview, Joe Palca.
December 26, 2004. All Things Considered
on National Public Radio.
One person’s junk is another’s
treasure.
Fall 2004, Paradigm Magazine, Whitehead
Institute, page 36.
Junk
DNA. (Video and news article) Karen Lurie. July, 20, 2004.
ScienCentral News.
UCSC
man's work earns top award: his computer
programs deciphered human genome.
David L. Beck. June 8, 2004. San Jose
Mercury News
Haussler
honored by computer science group as an
innovator who changed the scientific world.
Tim Stephens. May 3, 2004. UCSC Currents
Online.
UCSC professor’s groundbreaking
work honored. May 1, 2004.
Santa Cruz Sentinel.
Genes
Seen: a computer scientists builds a picture
window on the human genome.
September 2003. HHMI Bulletin.
DNA as software. Radio interview, David Kestenbaum. April 25, 2003. All Things Considered on National Public Radio.
2001 Scientist of the Year (David
Haussler): Standing tall in bioinformatics.
November 2001. R & D Magazine.
Haussler essay on bioinformatics. 2001 Scientist of the Year. The challenge
of bioinformatics, an essay by David Haussler.
November 2001. R & D Magazine.
Hacking the genome. Damien Counsell. June 2001. Linux User.
They dream of genes. April
18-25, 2001. Metro Santa Cruz.
UCSC computer scientists analyze and assemble data for Human Genome Project. Tim Stephens. July 3, 2000. UCSC Currents Online.
Two faculty members selected by Howard Hughes Medical Institute for appointment as new investigators. Tim Stephens. May 15, 2000. UCSC Currents Online.
Two
UCSC faculty awarded UC Presidential Chairs.
Tim Stephens & Barbara McKenna. February
28, 2000. UCSC Currents.
Genome
scientists muster computer software tools
for handling the flood of raw data from
the Human Genome Project and related efforts.
February 25, 2000. Science Daily.
Computational
techniques analyze data from the Human
Genome Project. Tim Stephens.
February 21, 2000. UCSC Currents.
The
sequence master. Robert
Irion. Summer 1997. UCSC Review.
Computational molecular biology: software matchmakers help make sense of sequences. Gary Taubes. August 2,1996. Science Magazine 273: 588-590 (in News).
About
Jim Kent
Jim Kent, hero of free and open source software. Gary Richmond. February 14, 2007. Free Software Magazine.
Study may change gene research.
Lois M. Collins. September 27, 2004. Deseret
Morning News.
Second-career scientists. Chris Woolston. August 11, 2004. The
Chronicle of Higher Education.
Racing
against the clock: UCSC grad student becomes
superstar by sequencing human genome in
the nick of time. Lynn
Graebner. Friday, June 13, 2003. Silicon
Valley Business Ink.
Unlikely
Superman. Jim Kent and his
genome bioinformatics work. June 30, 2003.
Santa Cruz Sentinel.
James
Kent to receive Overton Prize for computational
biology. March 17, 2003.
UCSC Currents Online.
An interview with Jim Kent. Bruce Stewart. December 11, 2002. O'Reilly Network.
Kent
honored for bioinformatics accomplishments.
October 21, 2002 UCSC Currents Online.
Keeping genome data open: an interview with Jim Kent. Bruce Stewart. April 5, 2002. O'Reilly Network.
Genome liberation. February
26, 2002. Salon.com.
Kent:
The genome superman. August
22, 2001. Wired News.
Hacking the genome. Damien Counsell. June 2001. Linux User.
They
dream of genes. April 18-25,
2001. Metro Santa Cruz.
Grad student becomes gene effort's unlikely
hero. February 13, 2001.
New York Times.
Graduate student lands starring role in the Human Genome Project. Tim Stephens. February 12, 2001. UCSC Currents Online.
UC
Santa Cruz puts human genome online: Programming
wizard does job in 4 weeks.
July 7, 2000. San Francisco Chronicle.
About
the UCSC Genome Browser
With
global effort, UCSC team releases SARS
genome browser. July 2003.
Genome Technologies.
UCSC
Genome Browser provides portal to finished
human genome sequence. April
14, 2003. UCSC Press Release.
To capture better human genomic data, UCSC team builds a mouse trap. Ken Howard. March 21, 2002. GenomeWeb Daily News.
Genome liberation. February
26, 2002. Salon.com.
Research
team posts data for public access on the
web. July 10, 2000. Santa
Cruz Sentinel.
Working draft of human genome sequence
is now publicly available on UC Santa
Cruz web site. July 6, 2000.
UCSC Press Release.
UCSC team powers the research.
June 27, 2000. Santa Cruz Sentinel.
Human genome project draws on expertise
of UCSC computer scientists to analyze
and assemble genome data.
June 26, 2000. UCSC Press Release.
Bioinformatics
Gene finding with hidden Markov models. Karen Heyman. March 28, 2005. The Scientist.
Outgrowing its computer science roots, UCSC
bioinformatics group moves to new dept. Volume 7, number 40;
October 20, 2003. Bioinform (see page 3).
Bioinformatics
experts gain ground in protein sequence
analysis. April 21, 2003. UCSC
Currents.
UCSC computer scientists find success
predicting protein structures.
Tim Stephens, February 15, 1999. UCSC
Currents.
The
sequence master. Robert
Irion, Summer 1997. UCSC Review.
Genome
research
NEW! Micromanagers: New classes of RNAs emerge as key players in he brain. Tina Hesman Saey. March 1, 2008. Science News.
NEW! The big idea: redefining genes. December 2007. Philip Ball. Seed Magazine, page 28.
Ancient retroviruses spurred evolution of gene regulatory networks in humans and other primates. November 15, 2007. Science Daily.
Diet DNA. (video) Joyce Gramza. November 8, 2007. ScienCentral News.
RNA at Santa Cruz. Mirella Bucci. January 2007, vol. 3, no.1. Nature Chemical Biology.
Speed-reading the genome. Katherine Bourzac. October 11, 2006. Technology Review.
Mobile DNA part of evolution's toolbox. May 4, 2006. HHMI News.
Genome sequencing aids investigation of an ancient and mysterious life-form. November 17, 2005. Physorg.com
Chimp genome revealed. Elizabeth Culotta. August 31, 2005. Science Now.
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Journal features UCSC team's genome work. September 3, 2005. Santa Cruz Sentinel.
The history of chromosomes may shape the future of disease. Carl Zimmer. August 30, 2005. New York Times.
An
unusual RNA structure in the SARS virus
offers a promising target for antiviral
drugs. Tim Stephens. January
3, 2005. UCSC Currents Online.
Related
story:
Structure
of a conserved RNA element in the
SARS virus genome determined.
February 3, 2005. Science Daily.
Collecting genetic sequences for animals.
Radio interview, Joe Palca.
December 26, 2004. All Things Considered
on National Public Radio.
Genetic
Mapquest: UC Santa Cruz team conducts
cutting-edge human genome research. Amy Coombs. April 29, 2004. Good Times.
Gene counters struggle to get the right
answer. Science. August 22,
2003.
Postcard from the party: celebrations for DNA and
its sequence in humans.
Brendan Maher. April 17, 2003. The Scientist.
UCSC researchers play key role in mapping of mouse genome. Ben Shouse. December 5, 2002. Santa Cruz Sentinel.
Assembling puzzles from preassembled blocks.
Genome Research. September, 2001.
UCSC
to host public forum on human genome research.
June 25, 2001. UCSC Currents Online.
Some assembly required. (cover
feature) June 2001. Software Development.
Science
Magazine. (issue containing
the draft sequence of the human genome)
February 16, 2001.
No easy link between genes, behavior; DNA studies dash quest for easy answers; genome's link to behavior hard to prove.
February 13, 2001. San Francisco Chronicle.
Genome
analysis shows humans survive on low number
of genes. February 11, 2001.
New York Times.
Comparative
genomics
NEW! What genes did we lose to become human? January 6, 2008. Michael White. Adaptive Complexity. scientificblogging.com.
NEW! Losses of long-established genes contribute to human evolution. December 15, 2007. Science Daily.
Life as we know it. Editorial. September 6, 2007. Nature.
The reverse evolution machine. Josh Rosen. September 4, 2007. KQED QUEST Television.
Jumping genes hop into the evolutionary limelight. Elizabeth Pennisi. August 17, 2007. Science.
Junk DNA plays a role in determining when genes turn on and off. April 24, 2007. News-Medical.net
Comparing chimp, human DNA. Andy Fell. October 12, 2006. UC Davis News & Information.
DNA snippet sets human and chimp brains apart. Radio interview, Joe Palca. August 16, 2006. All Things Considered, National Public Radio.
Related stories:
Beyond stones and bones. (See page 3 for discussion of HAR1 gene.) Sharon Begley. March 19, 2007. Newsweek.
Why we are not chimps: #58 from the top 100 science stories of 2006. January 2007, vol. 8, no. 1. Discover Magazine.
What makes us different? Michael D. Lemonick & Andrea Dorfman. October 9, 2006. TIME Magazine.
Mining the molecules that made our mind. Elizabeth Pennisi. September 29, 200. Science Magazine 313(5795):1908-11.
Scientists identify gene difference between humans and chimps. David Biello. August 17,2006. Scientific American.
Study links gene to brain's evolution. Ronald Kotulak. August 17, 2006. Boston Globe.
Team finds gene separating brains of man and monkey. Rob Waters. August 16, 2006. Bloomberg.
As we see it: Groundbreaking research at UCSC. Editorial. August 21, 2006. Santa Cruz Sentinel.
Bringing back the brontosaurus. Steve Olson. April 2006. Wired News.
Team led by UCSC’s Haussler to reconstruct whole genome of distant mammalian ancestor. Bernadette Toner. October 31, 2005. GenomeWeb Daily News.
Genomics study highlights the importance of "junk DNA" in higher eukaryotes. July 14, 2005. Medical News Today.
Related stories:
Don't call it junk. John Bohannon. July 15, 2005. Science Now.
O que nos faz realmente diferentes. (in Portuguese) Herton Escobar. July 22, 2005. O Estado de São Paulo.
Zurück aus der Steinzeit. (in German, David Haussler interviewed about comparative genomics) Von Ulrich Bahnsen. July 7, 2005. Die Zeit.
Breakthrough
of the year: the runners up.
Breakthrough
#5, "hidden DNA treasures,"
cites Bejerano's "Ultraconserved
elements in the human genome" paper
(Science. 28 May 2004; 304(5675):1321-1325).
December 17, 2004. Science Magazine.
When
bats and humans were one and the same.
Carl Zimmer. December 7, 2004. New
York Times.
Related
stories:
Researchers
deduce gene sequence of mammalian
ancestor. Radio interview, Joe Palca. December 27, 2004. All
Things Considered on National Public
Radio.
Scientists
Recreate Genome of Ancient Human Ancestor.
John Roach. January 25, 2005. National
Geographic News.
Bringing
to life the genome of an ancient mammal.
Jim Keely. November 30, 2004. Howard
Hughes Medical Institute.
Ancestor's
DNA code reconstructed.
Wednesday, December 1, 2004. BBC News,
UK Edition.
Computer
program reconstructs DNA of ancient
mammal ancestor. Sarah
Graham. December 1, 2004. Scientific
American.com.
Scientist
reconstruct ancestral genetic code.
Alan Boyle. November 30, 2004.
MSNBC News.
Ancestral
mammal's genome reconstructed.
David Grimm. ScienceNOW 2004:1.
In on the ground level: talented student helps
paint the big picture in comparative genomics.
Karen F. Schmidt. Fall 2004. HHMI Bulletin.
'Junk'
throws up precious secret.
Julianna Kettlewell. BBC News World Edition.
May 12, 2004.
Related
stories:
Surprising
'ultra-conserved' regions discovered
in human genome. Branwyn
Wagman and Tim Stephens. May 10, 2004.
UCSC Currents Online.
Humans,
animals share more DNA than previously
thought: Santa Cruz study shows common
'junk' fragments.
Keay Davidson. Saturday, May 8, 2004.
San Francisco Chronicle.
'Junk'
DNA reveals vital role.
Helen Pearson. May 7, 2004. Nature
Science Update.
Of
mice and men: genomes have much in
common. Peggy Peck.
May 7, 2004. United Press International.
Scientists discover what could be
the instruction manual of life.
May 8, 2004. News-Medical.net in Medical
Science News.
Analysis
of rat genome holds clues to mammalian
evolution. Branwyn Wagman.
April 19, 2004. UCSC Currents Online.
All
in the family: comparative genomics sheds
new light on vertebrate evolution and
tells a tale about noncoding regions.
Genomics & Proteomics 3(9):18-23,
November/December 2003.
Pioneering
study compares 13 vertebrate genomes:
multi-species approach provides unprecedented
glimpse into function and evolution of
the human genome. NIH news release. August
14, 2003. NHGRI.
Of mice and men: striking similarities
at the DNA level could aid research.
December 5, 2002. San Francisco Chronicle
To capture better human genomic data, UCSC team builds a mouse trap. Ken Howard. March 21, 2002. GenomeWeb Daily News.
Bioengineering
& biotechnology
NEW! Interview: David Deamer explains synthetic life. Andrew Plemmons Pratt. February 7, 2008. Science Progress.
NEW! New nanostructured thin film shows promise for efficient solar energy conversion. January 10, 200. Science Daily.
Related story:
NEW! Challenging silicon's grip on solar. Massie Santos Ballon. February 6, 2008. Cleantech.
Discovery of retinal cell type ends four-decade search. Hugh Powell & Tim Stephens. October 10, 2007. UC Santa Cruz Press Release.
NSF funds three major research grants. August 19, 2007. UC News Room.
Refining glucose monitors. (Bakthan Singaram) Colin Stewart. July, 12 2007. Orange County Register.
Grant opens door for embryonic stem cell research at UCSC. Shanna McCord. June 6, 2007. Santa Cruz Sentinel.
Gas scanned on silicon chip. JR Minkel. June 4, 2007. Scientific American.
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Atomic chips. David Bradley. June 15, 2007. Sciencebase.
Santa Cruz scientists make fluorescent mushroom chemicals. Aaron Rowe. May 23, 2007. Wired Science.
Biomedical field possibilities are endless. Stephen Thorsett. April 29, 2007. Santa Cruz Sentinel.
Linking together the origins of life. Sarah Everts. March 19, 2007. Chemical & Engineering News.
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The mother of all enzymes. Henry Nicholls. March 15, 2007. Chemistry World.
RNA at Santa Cruz. Mirella Bucci. January 2007, vol. 3, no.1. Nature Chemical Biology.
Biomedical sensors benefit from biodefense efforts (mentions Holger Schmidt). Kathy Kincaid. July 1, 2006. Laser Focus World.
Atomic-resolution structure of a ribozyme yields insights into RNA catalysis and the origins of life. Tim Stephens. July 20, 2006. UCSC Press Release.
Stem cell expert Irving Weissman to speak at UCSC on Thursday, May 11. Tim Stephens. May 1, 2006. UCSC Currents.
Insects that produce males from unfertilized eggs reveal a surprising cellular feat. April 24, 2006. UCSC Currents.
Stem cell research under way at UCSC. Roger Sideman. April 23, 2006. Santa Cruz Sentinel.
Bio-ethicist Laurie Zoloth comes to UC Santa Cruz to talk about stem-cell research. Wallace Baine. April 15, 2006. Santa Cruz Sentinel.
UCSC researchers receive $1.6 million grant for biosensor project. Tim Stephens. March 29, 2006. UCSC Press Release.
Is this life? Jack Lucentini. The Scientist January 2006, 20(1):30.
Related story:
The final step(s)? The Scientist January 2006, 20(1):34.
Researchers engineering better technologies for the blind. Amy Coombs. November 27, 2005. San Francisco Chronicle.
UCSC will train stem cell researchers. Jondi Gumz. September 18, 2005. Santa Cruz Sentinel.
Related stories:
UCSC receives funding for training grants from stem cell institute. Tim Stephens. April 10, 2006. UCSC Press Release.
Stem cell agency issues first grants. Paul Elias, AP Biotechnology Writer. April 11, 2006. Sacramento Bee.
Stem-cell institute issues first grants: funding has been held up by lawsuits. Steve Johnson. April 11, 2006. San Jose Mercury News.
UCSC will get training grant from California stem cell institute. Tim Stephens. September 19, 2005. UCSC Currents.
Stem cell work waits. Edie Lau. November 2, 2006. Sacramento Bee.
UCSC professor awarded energy grants. Jondi Gumz. June 29, 2005. Santa Cruz Sentinel.
Related story:
Department of Energy grants fuel hydrogen cell research at UGA. November 3, 2005. Fuel Cell Works.
Un-blinded by science. Amy Coombs. March 24, 2005. Santa Cruz Good Times.
Related stories:
Hand-held laser tool assists the blind. February 2005. Laser Focus World.
Technology may update white canes for the blind. Jondi Gumz. December 14, 2004. Santa Cruz Sentinel.
UCSC professor helps the blind see. Jondi Gumz. October 17, 2004. Santa Cruz Sentinel.
Company with S.C. roots touts product's promise for critical care. Gwen Mickelson. February 13, 2005. Santa Cruz Sentinel.
Antibiotic
rifampicin shows promise for fighting
Parkinson's disease in laboratory tests.
Tim Stephens. December 6,
2004. UCSC Currents Online.
Antibiotic may treat Parkinson's disease: TB drug rifampicin untangles protein particles seen in Parkinson's brain. Daniel DeNoon. November 29, 2004. WebMD Medical News.
Researchers
guide light through liquids and gases
on a chip, a major step forward for optical
sensing technology. Tim
Stephens. October 18, 2004. UCSC Press
Release.
UCSC
researchers join in new partnership to
speed development of an 'artificial retina'
to restore sight. Tim
Stephens. October 14, 2004. UCSC Press
Release.
Optical glucose sensor developed at UCSC holds promise for diabetics and intensive care patients. Tim Stephens. March 16, 2004. UCSC Press Release.
Research
on cholera bacteria focuses on biofilm
formation. Tim Stephens.
March 8, 2004. UCSC Currents Online.
Nanopore analytical instrument developed by UCSC's new Department of Biomolecular Engineering. February 21, 2004. nanotechwire.com.
New
retinas for old. Gayle
Ehrenman. October 2003. Mechanica Engineering.
Make this [and maybe you have a cure for cancer]. Linley Erin Hall. 2002. Science Notes.
Interview of Mark Akeson about nanopore technology. Janine Morales, in Advances in DNA and RNA diagnostics. January 31, 2002. Bio.com
Biology & biochemistry
NEW! Evolution vs. creationism: evolution essential to education. David Deamer. YouTube.
Gene discovery explaining dog coat color has implications for human health. (video) November 30, 2007. KION 46 television news, Central California Coast.
Bacteria see the light: Light-activated proteins regulate virulence. Charles Q. Choi. August 23, 2007. The Scientist.
Related stories:
Bacteria "see" the light. August 23, 2007. Forbes.
Bacteria "see" the light. Serena Gordon. August 23, 2007. Health Day.
How life on earth began. (David Deamer) Ker Than. August 22, 2007. MSNBC Live Science.
Related story:
Scientists struggle to define life. Seth Bornstein. August 19, 2007. USA Today.
Alein pizza, anyone? (David Deamer) Davide Castelvecchi. August 18, 2007. Science News.
Health & environmental science
NEW! Why diving marine mammals resist brain damage from low oxygen. December 20, 2007. Science Daily.
Related story:
Profile of Professor David S. Kliger. Lifeboat Foundation.
NEW! UC campuses receive nearly $25 million for ongoing program to cure, treat disease. December 14, 2007. Santa Cruz Sentinel.
NSF funds three major research grants. August 19, 2007. UC News Room.
UC Regents press UCSC, other campuses to intensify energy research. Roger Sideman. January 18, 2007. Santa Cruz Sentinel.
Lead in bullets threatens recovery of condor. Peter Aldhous. February 28, 2007. New Scientist.
Related stories:
Lead poisoining eyed as threat to California condor. John Ritter. October 23, 2006. USA Today.
Condors are shot full of lead. Paul D. Thacker. August 30, 2006. Environmental Science & Technology Online.
Condors' smoking gun. Kevin Howe. August 31,2006. Monterey County Herald.
Bullet fragments in animal carcasses killing condors. Ker Than. August 31, 2006. FoxNews.com.
Go deep: Marine mammal marker for at-sea monitoring. Gabriel Hugh Elkaim, Eric B. Decker, Guy Oliver, Brent Wright. August 1, 2006. GPS World.
John Thompson named president-elect of American
Society of Naturalists. June 5, 2006. UCSC Currents.
Albatross study shows regional differences in ocean contamination. Tim Stephens. April 4, 2006. UCSC Press Release.
Major grants fund research on California steelhead and Antarctic krill. Tim Stephens. February 13, 2006. UCSC Currents.
Grad student honored for work on trace metal contaminants in San Francisco Bay. Emily Saarman. November 7, 2005. UCSC Currents.
High lead concentrations in cocoa may come from industrial, gasoline sources. October 3, 2005. Environmental Health Perspectives.
New book on coevolution by biologist John Thompson. September 26, 2005. UCSC Currents.
Reviews of the book:
Towards a predictive science of coevolution. Peter H. Thrall. October 2005; 20(10):525-6. Trends in Ecology and Evolution.
Evolutionary tapestries. Peter A. Abrams. January-February 2006. American Scientist.
Survey finds silver contamination in North Pacific waters. March 30, 2005. Science Daily.
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