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• AI Model Digs Up Rare Somatic Variants for Precision Oncology Pipelines
  Professor of Biomolecular Engineering Benedict Paten spoke about new methods developed to find elusive DNA mutations that occur only in tumor cells.
• US serial killer case opens door to using cutting-edge DNA data in courts
  Prosecutors contracted the company Astrea Forensics, a forensic genetic genealogy company co-founded by Professor of Biomolecular Engineering Richard “Ed” Green, who developed the methods used in this case. The technology cleared a ‘Frye hearing’, proving that it has been accepted by the scientific community and opening the door for the use of this DNA evidence […]
• UC Santa Cruz engineers unveil AI wearable to speed wound healing
  KSBW features a-Heal, a wound-healing device developed by Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Marco Rolandi, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Mircea Teodorescu, Associate Professor of Applied Mathematics Marcella Gomez and collaborators at UC Davis.
• As a new state bill pushes back against license plate cameras, Watsonville looks to add more
  Ram Sundara Raman, an assistant professor of computer science and engineering at UC Santa Cruz, said there is a troubling lack of transparency and oversight in Flock Safety’s data practices.
• Do humans and chimps really share nearly 99% of their DNA?
  David Haussler, distinguished professor of bimolecular engineering and scientific director at the UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute, weighed in on the truth behind the frequently cited 98.8% similarity between chimp and human DNA.
• Forget smartwatches, scientists teach WiFi to monitor heartbeats
  Your WiFi can now do more than stream movies; it can sense the beat of your heart. Engineers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, have developed a system that turns everyday wireless signals into a medical tool. Additional coverage in CNET and Tom’s Hardware.

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