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The Genomics Landscape
In the June 2018 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights the success of The Cancer Genome Atlas.
… has been hugely successful in its mission to catalog the genomic changes underlying multiple cancer types. Ambitious … as a three-year pilot study that focused on studying the genomic changes in three types of human cancers: brain, lung, … that it surpassed that goal, eventually analyzing the genomic underpinnings of 33 different types of cancer, …
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
We are learning how our genomes serve as blueprints for life.
… but would not give information about how it's used. As genomic technology improved, more complicated maps could be … of Healthcare Provider Educational Resources Mapped to Genomic Competencies Health Education England - Genomics …
The Genomics Landscape
In the August 6, 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, Dr. Eric Green talks about NHGRI's completion of the third phase of the ENCODE Project and how it reveals the most extensive catalog to date of candidate functional elements that may regulate the genes in the human and mouse genomes.
… – ENCODE was able to develop an updated and much-improved genomic encyclopedia, expanding its provision of critical … in the ENCODE 3 publications also help to explain how genomic variation outside of protein-coding regions can … will continually help to advance our understanding of genomic basis of human traits and diseases. With the success …
News Release
NHGRI researchers identified 59 genes or gene regions linked to canine athletics.
… have identified about 200 germline mutations - gene variants that can be passed on to subsequent generations - … resistance. Because it's difficult to identify gene variants' influence on human populations over time, NHGRI … turned to domesticated dogs to learn about gene variants for athletic performance. "Identifying gene variants …
Educational Resources
Genomics refers to the study of the entire genome of an organism whereas genetics refers to the study of a particular gene.
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NIH researchers identified gene variants that cause a rare syndrome of sporadic fevers, skin rashes and recurring strokes, beginning early in childhood.
… Institutes of Health researchers have identified gene variants that cause a rare syndrome of sporadic fevers, skin … research group that identified an overlapping set of variants of the same gene in patients with a similar type of … genome sequencing playing a central role in revealing the genomic basis for an important rare disease," said Eric D. …
The Genomics Landscape
In the June 2, 2022 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., highlights the new and improved Talking Glossary of Genomic and Genetic Terms - one of the premier educational resources offered by NHGRI, and it aims to help users better understand the basics of genomics and genetics.
… this analogy often applies when trying to identify genomic variants associated with phenotypes in large-scale sequence … is increasingly hosting genome-sequence datasets and other genomic datasets in cloud environments. Cloud-based computing … which included a new name: the Talking Glossary of Genomic and Genetic Terms . First launched in 1998, the …
The Genomics Landscape
In the January 5, 2023 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., talks about how artificial intelligence and machine learning are becoming omnipresent throughout NHGRI and in genomics.
… and the small differences among human genomes (i.e., genomic variants) can lead to differences in how people metabolize … paper (Surendren et al., 2022), researchers identified variants in over 300 regions of peoples’ DNA that resulted in … several researchers have been using AI to characterize genomic disorders and learn how to communicate genomic risk. …
The Genomics Landscape
In the December 2018 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green recaps progress from NHGRI strategic planning process events in 2018.
… across a range of topics - from basic genomics, to genomic medicine, to the societal issues relevant to genomic advances, to the community and education needs … efforts in bioinformatics and database development, human genomic variation research, genome technology development, …