New blood test rapidly detects signs of deadly cancer
May 24, 2018
Pancreatic cancer is often detected too late, but a new diagnostic tool shows promise.
Did your great-great grandpa eat bugs?
May 22, 2018
A gene for digesting crunchy insects suggests that our common ancestor in the Age of Dinosaurs was an insect eater.
Be one in a million: Massive $1.5B precision medicine research effort kicks off
May 3, 2018
UC Irvine and UC San Diego are state co-leads of an unprecedented project to gather medical data for new cures.
Should we bring back the Woolly Mammoth?
April 26, 2018
Scientists are getting closer to bringing big animals, and big questions, to life.
Why it's so hard for doctors to understand your pain
April 25, 2018
Genetic makeup changes how we experience pain, making it difficult to figure out what each patient needs.
UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute receives funding for Human Cell Atlas projects
April 19, 2018
Three new projects will support efforts to develop a comprehensive reference atlas of all cells in the human body.
Saving the wild horses of the Channel Islands
April 12, 2018
Only 60 Santa Cruz Island horses remain. UC Davis researcher Amy McLean is working to keep the line alive.
How ‘junk’ DNA plays a role in cancer
April 5, 2018
Nearly 200 mutations have been identified that play a functional role in cancer, opening new avenues for treatment.
Sure, cancer mutates, but it has other ways to resist treatment
April 5, 2018
New research exposes how cancer can resist treatment — and how scientists can improve their response.
Once-mysterious ‘Atacama Skeleton’ illuminates genetics of bone disease
March 22, 2018
UCSF researchers sequence the genome of the ‘Atacama skeleton’ and discover new mutations.