The UCSC Genome Browser is the one of the most widely used resources for genomics worldwide, with about 20,000 researchers visiting the site per day to access its repository of information on the ...

The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) today announced a $5 million grant to the University of California, Santa Cruz, as part of a four-year project to build a “parts list” of ...

Scientists at UC Santa Cruz have completed the first end-to-end genome of the iconic Pacific banana slug, a species synonymous with California’s coastal redwood forests and the university's beloved ...

Around a fifth of non-primate genome databases seem to be contaminated with human DNA sequences, according to a study. Mark Longo, a geneticist at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, and his ...