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Bioinformatics is a subdiscipline of biology and computer science concerned with the acquisition, storage, analysis, and dissemination of biological data.
… the acquisition, storage, analysis, and dissemination of biological data. … Computational Science, Computer Science, Big Data, Biological Data, Bioinformatics … technology to collect, store, analyze and disseminate biological data and information, such as DNA and amino acid …
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Mr. Benjamin Berkman is the deputy director of NHGRI's Bioethics Core.
… data; 3) Reproduction and genetics; 4) Research with human subjects: law policy and ethics. … bioethics, Institutional Review Board, informed consent, human biological samples …
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Dr. Sara Chandros Hull is a co-deputy scientific director in the Office of the Scientific Director and the director of NHGRI's Bioethics Core.
… as director of the Bioethics Core of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI); faculty in the … on the staff of President Clinton's Advisory Committee on Human Radiation Experiments. … through a collaborative venture between the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) and the NIH Clinical …
Research Funding
Applications demonstrating excellent grantsmanship, grant mechanisms and research methodologies common to ethical, legal and social implications research.
… Summary Statement Full Application Ecological Concepts of Human Identity in Microbiome and Metagenomic Research Mark … Budget Justification, Specific Aims, Research Plan, and Human Subjects Protections) are included. We do not include … Research's Biosketch Format Pages, Instructions and Samples . That webpage also includes detailed instructions, …
Research Funding
The three research domains to be considered for support by the NHGRI Ethical, Legal and Social Implications Research Program.
… Societal Definitions, Beliefs and Norms Conceptions of Human Identity and Origins … communities and institutions. Genomics and Conceptions of Human Identity and Origins The complex interactions among genomic information and concepts of human identity and belonging and how socially derived …
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Estimated cost of sequencing the human genome over time since the Human Genome Project.
… for many years (see Figure 1). With the growing scale of human genetics studies and the increasing number of clinical … paid to understanding the underlying costs of generating a human genome sequence. Accurately determining the cost for sequencing a given genome (e.g., a human genome) is not simple. There are many parameters to …
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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.
… analyzing free (i.e., non-cellular) DNA contained within a biological sample, most often to look for genomic variants … analyzing free (i.e., non-cellular) DNA contained within a biological sample, most often to look for genomic variants … analyzing free (i.e., non-cellular) DNA contained within a biological sample, most often to look for genomic variants …
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The Human Genome Project was an international project that mapped and sequenced the entire human genome.
… Human Genome Project … The Human Genome Project was an international project that mapped and sequenced the entire human genome. … Human Genome Project, Francis Collins, DNA, Genomics, Base … The Human Genome Project was a large international, collaborative effort that mapped and sequenced the human genome for the first time. Conducted from 1990 to 2003, …
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
Genomics is illuminating human and family origins at a level not previously possible.
… Genomics is illuminating human and family origins at a level not previously possible. … your ancestors, both near and distant? Advances since the Human Genome Project allow us to compare genome sequences … among the most common questions that humans ponder. The Human Genome Project produced a reference human genome …
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
Genomics helps us understand evolution and protect our biological ecosystems.
… Genomics helps us understand evolution and protect our biological ecosystems. … humans, including the loblolly pine  (7-times larger than human) and a salamander called the axolotl  (10-times larger than human!). We have also had to change the placement of some …