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The Genomics Landscape
In the June 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green details NHGRI's new Diversity in Genomics Workforce Initiative.
… difficult time, with the events of the last week in cities across the United States on top of the illness, … on increasing the diversity of the next generation of genomic researchers. The NHGRI Diversity Action Plan (DAP) … the Centers of Excellence in Genomic Science, genome-sequencing centers, and model organism databases. Since its …
Healthcare Provider Genomics Education Resource
Genomics plays a role in every area of nursing, whether nurses are at the bedside providing one-on-one care, treating entire populations, teaching the next generation of nurses, or making discoveries in the lab.
… nurses as nurses who are preparing or practicing in an initial professional nursing degree. … The … based upon the understanding of a person’s unique genomic information combined with lifestyle and social, … of genetic conditions or health habits that may affect a patient’s genome.  Help families find answers to rare and …
Policy Issues
Patients with genetic disorders and members of the public have diverse about germline genome editing.
… with genetic disorders and members of the public, both in the United States and around the world, have diverse views … be used to prevent or treat genetic disorders. … Patients, patient advocates, and families of patients with genetic … currently have treatment options. Others, such as those in the deaf community, do not consider their condition to be …
News Release
Researchers and clinicians are sequencing human genomes faster than ever, so considering the societal implications of genomic data is even crucial.
… director; Nicole Lockhart, Ph.D., program director, all in NHGRI's Division of Genomics and Society; and Cristina … that once we started generating massive amounts of human genomic data, there'd be lots of societal factors to consider. Now, researchers and clinicians are sequencing human genomes faster than ever, so considering the …
News Release
The goat has contributed its DNA to a new method for high-quality, low-cost genome reconstruction, one that will be useful for reading human and other genomes.
… method for high-quality, low-cost genome reconstruction. In addition to the goat genome, this technique will be useful … researchers used a variety of methods, including PacBio sequencing , which was released in 2011. Dr. Phillippy and … of folded DNA in the nucleus of each cell. "PacBio sequencing, optical mapping and Hi-C have all been used for …
Your Genome
Information about the relationship between genomics and health for patients, families and health professionals.
… discover your genetic heritage and risks, and guide you in making healthy lifestyle choices. Use these interactive …
About Genomics
The Human Genome Project was an inward voyage of discovery led by an international team of researchers looking to sequence and map all the genes of our species.
… Project (HGP) is one of the greatest scientific feats in history. The project was a voyage of biological discovery … (known as a genome) of a select set of organisms. Launched in October 1990 and completed in April 2003, the Human Genome Project’s signature …
News Release
Researchers developed a technique that will aid in a more accurate reconstruction of human genomes.
… (USDA) have developed a new technique that will aid in a more accurate reconstruction of human genomes by … a genome from the much smaller pieces of DNA that sequencing machines are able to read, much like putting … cattle breeds to visually represent what happens at the genomic level. Most of the genome is shared by both parents. …
Research Funding
ClinGen will advance genomics in clinical care and improve our understanding of phenotypic and functional effects of genetic variants and their clinical value.
… Medical and research centers are increasingly sequencing patient exomes and genomes. However, it is … to disease. As a result, information on only a few genomic variants is used in clinical practice. One factor that limits the clinical use …
About Genomics
February 15, 2021 marks the 20-year anniversary of publications reporting the draft human genome sequence.
… In February 2001, Nature  and Science  published two … era in biomedicine that has since achieved ever-dropping sequencing costs, improved diagnosis of genetic disorders and genomic analysis in standard clinical practice. In its 2020 …