Benedict Paten headshot (IMAGE) University of California - Santa Cruz Caption UC Santa Cruz's Benedict Paten is the senior author on the main marker pangenome paper. Credit Photo by Nick Gonzales/UC Santa Cruz Usage Restrictions Use with credit License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.