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About Genomics
An interactive timeline listing key moments from the history of the project.
… ** James Watson was the first NHGRI Director and appears here as part of our … these topics are unsupported by science and are counter to the mission and values of NHGRI. … Completed in April 2003, the Human Genome Project gave us the ability to read nature's …
About Genomics
NHGRI considers the ethical, legal and social aspect of genomics research in our work, including these key policy issues
… NHGRI is committed to driving the responsible use of genomics in society in order to advance knowledge and ensure that genomics benefits the health of all humans. To do this, we consider the ethical, legal, and social aspect of genomics research in … NHGRI considers the ethical, legal and social aspect of genomics research in …
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 history. The project was a voyage of biological discovery led by an … The Human Genome Project … The Human Genome Project was an inward voyage of discovery … team of researchers looking to sequence and map all the genes of our species. …
The Genomics Landscape
In the June 2018 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights the success of The Cancer Genome Atlas.
… for my extensive ties to this outstanding institution. As the summer begins, NHGRI is incredibly busy heading towards the end of Fiscal Year 2018 (and dealing with the many good, but complicated, nuances of the recent budget … of NHGRI's first strategic planning Town Hall, along with the slides presented, are available on the ' Establishing a …
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.
… As the summer heat bears down on the country and the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic continues, I hope that you, your … A monthly update from the NHGRI Director on activities and accomplishments from the institute and the field of genomics. …  The Encyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE) project is an …
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
We are learning how our genomes serve as blueprints for life.
… Did you know that just knowing the genome sequence of an organism only reveals part of the story - and that it is also important to determine how … and operate itself accordingly? Less than 2 percent of the human genome corresponds to "genes," but we know other …
Genomics and Medicine
Starting in 2019, the American Journal of Human Genetics has published an annual feature identifying ten key advances in applying genomic information to clinical care that were reported in the previous 12 months of published literature. The Genomic Medicine Working Group has authored these reviews, based on its broader effort to identify notable accomplishments in genomic medicine on a monthly basis. From this larger set of published accomplishments, the working group has continued to select ten papers annually to be highlighted as the most significant.
… precede diagnosis in electronic medical records  Read the full review: Manolio TA, Narula J, Rupert A, Bult CJ, … GA, Ramos EM, Roden DM, Rowley R, Taylor CO, Williams MS. Genomic medicine year in review: 2024 . Am J Hum Genet . 2024 … Starting in 2019, the American Journal of Human Genetics (AJHG) has published …
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.
… The beginning of spring brings some good budgetary news for NIH and NHGRI. On March 11, the U.S. Congress passed a Fiscal Year 2022 federal budget, … specifically, the Office of Communications, the Office of Genomic Data Science, and the Training, Diversity, and Health …
Educational Resources
Genomics refers to the study of the entire genome of an organism whereas genetics refers to the study of a particular gene.
… Genomics refers to the study of the entire genome of an organism whereas genetics refers to the study of a particular gene. … Genomics is a field of biology focused on studying all the DNA of an organism — that is, its genome. Such work includes identifying and characterizing all the genes and functional elements in an organism’s genome as …
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.
… As signaled by the rapid arrival of cold weather and the seemingly overnight arrival of holiday-themed daily life, the year 2018 is rapidly coming to an end. It has been … NHGRI will hold a strategic planning session prior to the official start of the Advances in Genome Biology and …