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NHGRI awards $6.7 million in new research grants to develop DNA sequencing technologies that are more sensitive, faster, cheaper and more accurate.
… Sheena Faherty, Ph.D. … "Can you believe they make DNA sequencers the size of staplers?" asked Meni Wanunu, Ph.D. "Ideas that were crazy … is surely not alone in his astonishment. The field of DNA sequencing is full of ideas that are just crazy enough …
Talking Glossary
Scientific racism is a historical pattern of ideologies that generate pseudo-scientific racist beliefs.
… racism. Scientific racism is a historical pattern of ideologies that generate pseudo-scientific racist beliefs. … racism. Scientific racism is a historical pattern of ideologies that generate pseudo-scientific racist beliefs. … in the 19th and early 20th centuries were proponents of such ideologies. By the mid-20th century, …
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DNA Day Reddit “Ask Me Anything” prompts rousing discussion.
… Brandon Levy … DNA Day Reddit “Ask Me Anything” prompts rousing discussion. … National DNA Day, which commemorates the completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003 and the discovery of DNA's double helix in …
News Release
Micro-sized technologies are among the approaches researchers will use to develop high quality, low cost DNA sequencing technology.
… Steven Benowitz … A number of micro-sized technologies - such as nanopores and … researchers will use to develop high quality, low cost DNA sequencing technology through new grants from the National Institutes of Health. … The grants, which total approximately $14.5 …
Research Funding
The Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx) Project will create a resource that researchers can use to study how inherited changes in genes lead to common diseases
… Final Dataset (V8) On Sept. 11, 2020, the final set of analyses from the GTEx Consortium were published in … 2010 (See: NIH launches Genotype-Tissue Expression project ), GTEx will create a resource that researchers can … at the differences in people's genes. Genes are made up of DNA and DNA is made up of different pieces too. One of GTEx's …
Talking Glossary
Cell-free DNA testing is a laboratory method that involves analyzing free (i.e., non-cellular) DNA contained within a biological sample, most often to look for genomic variants associated with a hereditary or genetic disorder.
… Cell-Free DNA Testing … Cell-free DNA testing is a laboratory method that involves analyzing … is also used for the detection and characterization of some cancers and to monitor cancer therapy. … Cell-free …
Educational Resources
Gene expression is the process by which the information encoded in a gene is used to direct the assembly of a protein molecule.
… encoded in a gene is used to direct the assembly of a protein molecule. … Genetic Code, DNA, DNA Sequence, Proteins, Base Pairs … Gene expression is … into a function. This mostly occurs via the transcription of RNA molecules that code for proteins or non-coding RNA …
Outreach
Become an official member of the National DNA Day Network by planning and registering your event.
… Become an official member of the National DNA Day Network by planning and registering your event. Your … we encourage groups to work within the existing framework of your programming and find a way to involve genetics and/or …
News Release
Baylor College of Medicine. Houston and the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee will be providing DNA sequencing for the Undiagnosed Diseases Network.
… Raymond MacDougall … The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced today that Baylor College of Medicine in Houston and the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee will be providing DNA sequencing for the Undiagnosed Diseases Network (UDN). …
Outreach
Frequently asked questions about National DNA Day - a unique day when students, teachers, and the public can learn more about genetics and genomics.
… What is National DNA Day and why is it important? National DNA Day commemorates the successful completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003 and the discovery of DNA's double helix by …