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NHGRI researchers have produced the first end-to-end DNA sequence of a human chromosome. The results show that generating a precise, base-by-base sequence of a human chromosome is now possible, and will enable researchers to produce a complete sequence of the human genome.
… Researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National … of Health (NIH), have produced the first end-to-end DNA sequence of a human chromosome. The results, published today … NHGRI researchers generate complete human X chromosome sequence …
The Genomics Landscape
In the April 7, 2022 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., highlights the Telomere-to-Telomere (T2T) consortium's publishing of a collection of papers that reported the first truly complete sequence of the human genome.
…  In 2003, the Human Genome Project ended with the generation of an essentially complete sequence of the human genome. The project took the practical … on April 25 each year to commemorate the completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003 and the discovery of DNA's …
Infographic
An infographic that explains why it was so difficult to fully complete the human genome sequence.
… Why was it so difficult to fully complete the human genome sequence? The Human Genome Project ended in 2003, but genomic … The human genome contains a massive amount of DNA. The human genome … can be represented by a letter (G, A, T or C). A genome's sequence cannot be read out end-to-end. Rather, researchers …
Human Genome Project
Record and submit a short video, capturing your thoughts/concerns/excitement about the launch of the Human Genome Project.
… 1, 2020, marks the 30th anniversary of the launch of the Human Genome Project. NHGRI would like you to help us commemorate … feeling] about the launch of the Human Genome Project.  Francis Collins Eric Green  … When I first heard of the ambitious effort called the Human Genome Project, I was …  The Human Genome Project …
Educational Resources
Shotgun sequencing is a laboratory technique for determining the DNA sequence of an organism's genome.
… is a laboratory technique for determining the DNA sequence of an organism's genome. … Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA), DNA Sequencing, Genome, Human Genome Project … for determining the DNA sequence of an organism’s genome. The method involves randomly breaking up the genome …
Talking Glossary
The genome reference sequence provides a general framework and is not the DNA sequence of a single person.
… Human Genome Reference Sequence … The genome reference sequence provides a general framework and is not the DNA sequence of a single person. … A human genome reference sequence is an accepted representation of … The genome reference sequence provides a general framework and is …
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 … at 12 p.m. ET, a poster session at the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) Annual Meeting held Oct. 15-19, 2019, a … The Genome: Unlocking Life's Code  exhibition is currently …
Research Funding
The Genome Sequencing Program uses genome sequencing to identify genes and genomic variants underlying human inherited disease.
… The Genome Sequencing Program is consists of the following … The NHGRI Genome Sequencing Program (GSP) has evolved from NIH's participation in the International Human Genome Sequencing Project (HGP). In addition to … to identify genes and genomic variants underlying human inherited disease across its full spectrum, including …
Research Funding
Coordinates activities across the Genome Sequencing Program components
… The National Human Genome Research Institute's Genome Sequencing Program Coordinating Center (GSPCC) was funded in 2016 to coordinate activities across the Genome Sequencing Program components. … and administrative activities including: Tracking genome sequencing and analysis costs; data production and …
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.
… The Human Genome Project (HGP) is one of the greatest scientific feats … in October 1990 and completed in April 2003, the Human Genome Project’s signature accomplishment – generating the first sequence of the human genome – provided fundamental … The Human Genome Project …