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DNA sequencing is a laboratory technique used to determine the exact sequence of bases (A, C, G, and T) in a DNA molecule.
… DNA Sequencing … DNA sequencing is a laboratory technique used to determine the … Adenine, Cytosine, Guanine, Thymine, ACGT, DNA, DNA Sequencing … understanding the function of genes and other parts of the genome. There are now several different methods available for …
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 approach of using the best-available technologies for sequencing DNA and pushing them to their absolute limits. In …
Fact Sheets
Comparative genomics is a field of biological research in which researchers compare the complete genome sequences of different species.
… researchers use a variety of tools to compare the complete genome sequences of different species. By carefully comparing … of years - is an important step toward understanding the genome itself. It pinpoints genes that are essential to life … biology of living things have changed over time. As DNA sequencing technology becomes more powerful and less …
The Genomics Landscape
In the February 12, 2021 edition of The Genomics Landscape, Dr. Eric Green talks about the 20-year anniversary of the publications that reported the draft human genome sequence.
… Vision — Generating and analyzing a complete human genome sequence will be routine for any research laboratory, … 92nd meeting of the National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research  will take place on February 22-23. As usual, … gene will be known; for non-coding elements in the human genome, such knowledge will be the rule rather than the …
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DNA sequencing determines the order of the four chemical building blocks - called "bases" - that make up the DNA molecule.
… DNA sequencing determines the order of the four chemical building … Sequencing DNA means determining the order of the four … the pairing also underlies the methods by which most DNA sequencing experiments are done. The human genome contains about 3 billion base pairs that spell out the …
Research Funding
GS-IT provides sequence analysis tools and software to scientists who rely on genomics in their research.
… Genome Sequencing Informatics Tools (GS-IT) provides "researcher … Genome Sequencing Informatics Tools … Genome Sequencing Informatics Tools …
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 researchers had not … yet determined every last base (or letter) of the human genome sequence. Instead, they had only completed about 92% … The human genome contains a massive amount of DNA. The human genome …
The Genomics Landscape
In the January 2018 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green features the NIH Intramural Sequencing Center.
… The NIH Intramural Sequencing Center  (NISC) sits on the top floor of a research … essentially unchanged in >20 years: provide contemporary genome-sequencing capabilities for intramural researchers at … to that mission, regularly generating large amounts of genome-sequence data and analyses for numerous NHGRI and NIH …
News Release
NHGRI will fund a set of genome sequencing and analysis centers whose research will focus on understanding the genomic bases of common and rare human diseases.
… The National Institutes of Health will fund a set of genome sequencing and analysis centers whose research will focus on … The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of NIH, today … for Common Disease Genomics (CCDG), which will use genome sequencing to explore the genomic contributions to common …
The Genomics Landscape
In the July 2019 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green reflects on the milestones of the Newborn Sequencing in Genomic Medicine and Public Health (NSIGHT) Program as it reaches completion.
… The Genome: Unlocking Life's Code  exhibition is currently … of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), the Newborn Sequencing in Genomic Medicine and Public Health (NSIGHT) … and opportunities associated with the possible use of genome sequence information in the care of newborns. …