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La hibridación in situ es una técnica de laboratorio empleada para localizar una secuencia de ADN o ARN en una muestra biológica.
… Hibridación in situ … La hibridación in situ es una técnica de … is a laboratory technique used to localize a sequence of DNA or RNA in a biological sample. In this technique, a … then exposed to a “probe”—a small piece of single-stranded DNA tagged with a chemical or fluorescent dye. The labeled …
Educational Resources
Prostate cancer is a disease characterized by uncontrolled cell growth in the prostate gland, which is part of the male reproductive system.
… Prostate Cancer … Prostate cancer is a disease characterized by uncontrolled cell growth in the prostate gland, which is part of the male reproductive … is a disease characterized by uncontrolled cell growth in the prostate gland, which is part of the male reproductive …
Educational Resources
Non-coding DNA corresponds to the portions of an organism’s genome that do not code for amino acids, the building blocks of proteins.
… Non-Coding DNA … Non-coding DNA corresponds to the portions of an organism’s genome that … DNA sequences are known to serve functional roles, such as in the regulation of gene expression, while other areas of …
The Genomics Landscape
In the June 2018 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights the success of The Cancer Genome Atlas.
… will host a Town Hall at the University of Washington in Seattle, WA on June 19, 2018, and at Stanford University … approaches, which capitalized on the plummeting costs of DNA sequencing, and its collaborative style, which involved … North America, used a variety of techniques to analyze the tumor and non-tumor samples, including exome and whole-genome …
For Teachers
Lesson plan based on an award-winning DNA from the Beginning website, an animated primer on the basics of DNA, genes and heredity.
… This lesson is based on an award-winning DNA from the Beginning website, an animated primer on the basics of DNA, genes and heredity. … The lesson plan is organized … video interviews, problems, biographies and links. In addition to the Molecules of Genetics covered in this …
News Release
NIH researchers searched for how the body signals the lack of oxygen in melanoma skin cancer.
… Once they have consumed all the oxygen and nutrients in the original tumor site, the cancer cells travel to other parts of the … rays from the sun and from tanning beds can damage the DNA in skin cells, causing melanoma. If melanoma is caught …
Educational Resources
Deoxyribonucleic acid (abbreviated DNA) is the molecule that carries genetic information for the development and functioning of an organism.
… Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) … Deoxyribonucleic acid (abbreviated DNA) is the molecule that carries genetic information for the … of an organism. … Adenine, Cytosine, Guanine, Thymine, DNA, Double Helix, Deoxyribonucleic Acid, RNA … El ácido …
Fact Sheets
La hibridación fluorescente in situ brinda a los investigadores una manera de visualizar y mapear el material genético en las células de un individuo.
… La hibridación fluorescente in situ (HFIS) brinda a los investigadores una manera de … hfis.jpg] ¿Qué es la HFIS? La hibridación fluorescente in situ (HFIS) brinda a los investigadores una manera de … … Preguntas Frecuentes … Hibridación fluorescente in situ … La hibridación fluorescente in situ brinda a los …
Genetic Disorders
Dercum disease is a rare condition that is characterized by multiple, painful fatty tumors that occur chiefly in post-menopausal, obese women of middle age.
… by multiple, painful fatty tumors that occur chiefly in post-menopausal, obese women of middle age. … Dercum … fatty lipomas (benign, fatty tumors) that occur chiefly in post-menopausal, obese women of middle age. However, although it is 20 times more common in women, 16 percent of the reported cases are males and it …
Research Funding
Effort to accelerate understanding of the molecular basis of cancer using genome analysis technologies, including large-scale genome sequencing.
… The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) was a joint effort of the National … explore the entire spectrum of genomic changes involved in human cancer. The project then molecularly characterized … lens, scientists begin to rewrite rules for identifying tumor types (2015) The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA): The …