NHGRI reports on first genomic literacy workshop

Preparing for a future using genetic and genomic information as a routine part of medical care was the focus of an NHGRI genomic literacy workshop in the fall of 2011. Now, a meeting report describing the results of that workshop is available online in Genetics in Medicine.
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Video now available: Using pharmacogenetics in clinical medicine

On March 1st, Dr. Tristan Sissung, Ph.D., discussed the use of pharmacogenetics in clinical medicine and drug development during the sixth and final lecture in the 2012-2013 Genomics in Medicine lecture series. Watch the lecture now
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Genome Advance of the Month

Editing the book of life with molecular scissors

Life's code is written in A's, T's, C's and G's, the letters representing the four nucleotides in DNA that direct the action of a cell. We understand a lot about our DNA code and the cause of disease. But editing this book of life, and changing 'bad DNA' to 'good DNA' to treat disease, has proven difficult. Read more

NHGRI Director discusses ACMG recommendations for incidental findings

Doctors and others have debated what to do with the incidental findings that will inevitably be encountered when sequencing the genomes of patients. The American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) has just released the first practice guidelines for reporting such incidental findings. NHGRI Director Eric D. Green, M.D., Ph.D., discusses the issue. Read more
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NHGRI celebrates 10th anniversary of the Human Genome Project

Ten years after the completion of the Human Genome Project (HGP), researchers continue to discover even more about the human genome. The National Human Genome Research Institute will mark the 10-year anniversary of the project's completion with a series of seminars, a symposium and an interactive exhibition at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History. Read more