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On April 25, 2023, NHGRI will host a symposium to commemorate two special milestones: the 20th anniversary of the Human Genome Project’s completion and the 70th anniversary of the discovery of the DNA double helix.
… On National DNA Day, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National … milestones: the 20th anniversary of the Human Genome Project’s completion and the 70th anniversary of the … Senior Investigator Francis Collins, National Human Genome Research Institute Intramural Research Program …
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The NIH-funded Integrative Human Microbiome Project presented at the International Human Microbiome Congress.
… the National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded Integrative Human Microbiome Project (iHMP), which is coordinated by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), will present findings at … the National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded Integrative Human Microbiome Project (iHMP), which is coordinated by the …
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NHGRI published its “Strategic vision for improving human health at The Forefront of Genomics” in the journal Nature. This vision describes the most compelling research priorities and opportunities in human genomics for the coming decade, signaling a new era in genomics for the Institute and the field.
… NHGRI's 2020 Strategic Vision describes opportunities in human genomics for improving human health. … The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National … this week published its “ Strategic vision for improving human health at The Forefront of Genomics ” in the journal …
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Scientists have published the first complete, gapless sequence of a human genome, two decades after the Human Genome Project produced the first draft human genome sequence.
… have published the first complete, gapless sequence of a human genome, two decades after the Human Genome Project produced the first draft human genome sequence. … our DNA is critical for understanding the full spectrum of human genomic variation and for understanding the genetic …
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Data sharing has been a central tenet of the field of genomics since the Human Genome Project.
… been a central tenet of the field of genomics since the Human Genome Project. While many recognize that sharing genomic data is … Global Challenges and Innovative Solutions for Sharing Human Genomic Data … been a central tenet of the field of genomics since the Human Genome Project. …
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
Genomics is helping us understand what makes each of us different and what makes us the same.
… Did you know that at the base-pair level your genome is 99.9 percent the same as all of the humans around … entirely define you. Well before the completion of the Human Genome Project, researchers began developing tools to detect genomic … on billboards. Rick's work has highlighted the beauty in human diversity (much of it caused by genomic variation); you …
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Three research teams funded by NIH gather data at the most basic molecular levels about the biological processes that make up the human microbiome.
… tens of thousands of microbial species that live in or on human beings - the human microbiome - they would find therapies for a host of … Now, in the second phase of the Human Microbiome Project, three research teams funded by the … of the Human Microbiome Project at NIH's National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). "The members of the …
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In August 2022, NHGRI History of Genomics Program celebrates 10 years of chronicling how the field of genomics began and evolved, with a particular emphasis on the role of NHGRI.
… In September 2008, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) was experiencing a seismic … most important undertakings in science, the Human Genome Project, as well as a series of major genomics initiatives … Capturing the history of the Human Genome Project and beyond …
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 …
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 … on April 25 each year to commemorate the completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003 and the discovery of DNA's …