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The DNA Day Starter Kit contains all of the materials you need to plan your classroom or community event.
… The DNA Day Starter Kit contains a style guide and all of the … DNA Day Starter Kit … The DNA Day Starter Kit contains all of the materials you need to … The DNA Day Starter Kit contains all of the materials you need to …
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NHGRI awards $6.7 million in new research grants to develop DNA sequencing technologies that are more sensitive, faster, cheaper and more accurate.
… "Can you believe they make DNA sequencers the size of staplers?" asked Meni Wanunu, … is surely not alone in his astonishment. The field of DNA sequencing is full of ideas that are just crazy enough to … NIH commits $6.7 million to advance DNA, RNA sequencing technology …
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Micro-sized technologies are among the approaches researchers will use to develop high quality, low cost DNA sequencing technology.
… A number of micro-sized technologies - such as nanopores and … researchers will use to develop high quality, low cost DNA sequencing technology through new grants from the National Institutes of Health. … awarded by the Advanced DNA Sequencing Technology program of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), a …
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Frequently asked questions about National DNA Day - a unique day when students, teachers, and the public can learn more about genetics and genomics.
… What is National DNA Day and why is it important? National DNA Day commemorates the successful completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003 and the discovery of DNA's double helix by James Watson and Francis Crick in … DNA Day FAQ … Frequently asked questions about National DNA Day - a unique day when students, teachers, and the …
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NHGRI memorializes genomics champion Rep. Louise M. Slaughter (D-N.Y.) with an annual National DNA Day lecture named in her honor.
… Institute (NHGRI) will memorialize the life and legacy of genomics champion Representative Louise M. Slaughter … who passed away in March, by naming an annual National DNA Day lecture at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in her honor. … for passing a 2003 concurrent resolution in the House of Representatives that created National DNA Day, which …
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Baylor College of Medicine. Houston and the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee will be providing DNA sequencing for the Undiagnosed Diseases Network.
… The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced today that Baylor College of Medicine in Houston and the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee will be providing DNA sequencing for the Undiagnosed Diseases Network (UDN). … NIH announced six UDN grants that will fund studies of the function of genes thought to play roles in particular …
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Research points to the effects of nutrients in how DNA mutates in the mitochondria.
… Research points to the effects of nutrients in how DNA mutates in the mitochondria. … your cells are. The nutrients inside your food create some of the most important molecules in your cells. Scientists are … some vitamins can affect one of these essential molecules, DNA. “You need to create more DNA if you're going to make …
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April 25, 2023 marks the 20th anniversary of the completion of the Human Genome Project and the 70th anniversary of the discovery of DNA’s double-helical structure, milestones being celebrated as part of National DNA Day.
… National DNA Day commemorates Human Genome Project’s completion and discovery of DNA’s double-helical structure. … Today marks the 20th anniversary of the completion of the Human Genome Project and the 70th anniversary of the discovery of DNA’s double-helical structure, milestones being celebrated …
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Dr. Stephanie Morris is a program director in NHGRI's Division of Genome Sciences.
… as a program director in 2019. She manages a portfolio of grants focused on high-throughput genomic technology … also oversees NHGRI’s Genome Technology program, Centers of Excellence in Genomic Science (CEGS) program, and the Impact of Genomic Variation on Function (IGVF) program. IGVF, …
Talking Glossary
Scientific racism is a historical pattern of ideologies that generate pseudo-scientific racist beliefs.
… racism. Scientific racism is a historical pattern of ideologies that generate pseudo-scientific racist beliefs. … racism. Scientific racism is a historical pattern of ideologies that generate pseudo-scientific racist beliefs. … in the 19th and early 20th centuries were proponents of such ideologies. By the mid-20th century, …