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On April 25, 2023, NHGRI will host a symposium to commemorate two special milestones: the 20th anniversary of the Human Genome Project’s completion and the 70th anniversary of the discovery of the DNA double helix.
… For Immediate Release … On National DNA Day, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National … milestones: the 20th anniversary of the Human Genome Project’s completion and the 70th anniversary of the …
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The NIH-funded Integrative Human Microbiome Project presented at the International Human Microbiome Congress.
… the National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded Integrative Human Microbiome Project (iHMP), which is coordinated by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), will present findings at …
News Release
NHGRI published its “Strategic vision for improving human health at The Forefront of Genomics” in the journal Nature. This vision describes the most compelling research priorities and opportunities in human genomics for the coming decade, signaling a new era in genomics for the Institute and the field.
… … NHGRI's 2020 Strategic Vision describes opportunities in human genomics for improving human health. … The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National … since the completion of the international Human Genome Project more than 17 years ago, including the substantial use …
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Scientists have published the first complete, gapless sequence of a human genome, two decades after the Human Genome Project produced the first draft human genome sequence.
… have published the first complete, gapless sequence of a human genome, two decades after the Human Genome Project produced the first draft human genome sequence. … …
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Data sharing has been a central tenet of the field of genomics since the Human Genome Project.
… been a central tenet of the field of genomics since the Human Genome Project. While many recognize that sharing genomic data is …
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
Genomics is helping us understand what makes each of us different and what makes us the same.
… the same. … Did you know that at the base-pair level your genome is 99.9 percent the same as all of the humans around … entirely define you. Well before the completion of the Human Genome Project, researchers began developing tools to detect genomic …
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Three research teams funded by NIH gather data at the most basic molecular levels about the biological processes that make up the human microbiome.
… tens of thousands of microbial species that live in or on human beings - the human microbiome - they would find … bodies. … Now, in the second phase of the Human Microbiome Project, three research teams funded by the National … of the Human Microbiome Project at NIH's National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). "The members of the …
The Genomics Landscape
In the October 2019 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green focuses on recent efforts to make the human genome reference sequence useful to basic and clinical researchers and how increasing the representation of human genomic variation will remain key components of NHGRI’s Human Genome Reference Program.
… opening talk at the fourth annual International Summit in Human Genetics and Genomics at NIH last month. The month-long … updates and monitor the ‘Genomics2020’ calendar . … The Genome: Unlocking Life's Code exhibition is currently … this essential resource. In 2003, the Human Genome Project (HGP) produced a near-complete version of the human …
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In August 2022, NHGRI History of Genomics Program celebrates 10 years of chronicling how the field of genomics began and evolved, with a particular emphasis on the role of NHGRI.
… of Genomics Program … In September 2008, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) was experiencing a seismic … most important undertakings in science, the Human Genome Project, as well as a series of major genomics initiatives …
About NHGRI
A timeline of notable events in the history of the National Human Genome Research Institute.
… counter to the mission and values of NHGRI. … The National Human Genome Research Institute is the driving force for advancing … history is inextricably intertwined with the Human Genome Project and the history of the field of genomics. … The …