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Two grants will support studies on genomic literacy among Africans relating to research conducted in Africa by African investigators.
… as it relates to research conducted in Africa by African investigators. The three-year grants are part of the Human Heredity and Health in Africa (H3Africa) program, funded by the … discussions with potential research participants and to new culturally appropriate educational strategies about …
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The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) has elected Elaine A. Ostrander, Ph.D., National Institutes of Health Distinguished Investigator as a new member.
… Institutes of Health Distinguished Investigator as a new member. … Dr. Ostrander is the chief of the Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch at the National Human Genome … honors that a scientist can receive.” She is one of 100 new members and 25 foreign associates. Elaine Ostrander, …
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The American Society of Human Genetics and NHGRI have teamed up to sponsor the new Genetics and Education Fellowship.
… the implications of genomics for their health care and evaluate the relevant public policy issues,according to … citizenry, the American Society of HumanGenetics (ASHG) and NHGRI have teamed up to sponsor the new Genetics and Education Fellowship. Every year, one …
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New research provides a better understanding of some of the genetic and cellular changes in pathways and processes involved in Autism Spectrum Disorder.
… Buxbaum, Ph.D., Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York City, Mark Daly, Ph.D., Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, and their colleagues examined more than 14,000 DNA samples … , provide a better understanding of some of the genetic and cellular changes in pathways and processes thought to be …
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A new method of targeting specific DNA sequences in zebrafish could accelerate the discovery of gene function and the identification of disease genes in humans.
… A relatively new method of targeting specific DNA sequences in zebrafish … dramatically accelerate the discovery of gene function and the identification of disease genes in humans, according … to target and delete a particular sequence or to insert a new sequence into the DNA of animal-model embryos. The other …
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Dr. Sergey Koren is an associate Investigator in the Genome Informatics Section of the Center for Genomics and Data Science Research.
… in the Genome Informatics Section, Computational and Statistical Genomics Branch at the National Human Genome … has been used to assemble both the Drosophila melanogaster and human genomes. In parallel, Dr. Koren worked under the … where he developed several tools for metagenome assembly and analysis. In 2010, Dr. Koren joined the National …
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Researchers have released a new high-quality collection of reference human genome sequences that captures substantially more diversity from different human populations than what was previously available.
… More complete and sophisticated collection of genome sequences captures … The new pangenome reference is a collection of different genomes … differences. The yellow path that loops around itself and repeats the same nucleotides represents a duplication … variant. The pink path that loops counterclockwise and follows the nucleotide sequence backwards represents an …
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Researchers have created a promising new method to accurately and more comprehensively analyze and interpret DNA sequence information from cancer patients.
… Media Availability Researchers have created a promising new method to accurately and, in some cases, more comprehensively analyze and interpret DNA sequence information from cancer patients. … into prevention and cancer biology, the development of new interventions, and the training and mentoring of new …
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On April 25, National DNA Day, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will welcome a new statue, “The Ladder,” celebrating DNA and children.
… the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will welcome a new statue, “The Ladder,” celebrating DNA and children. National DNA Day is a unique day when students, … the Contemporary Museum of Sculpture in Datong, China, the New York University Langone Medical Centers, and the Miami …
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A new study by researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) is challenging traditional practices for validating DNA sequencing results.
… A new study by researchers at the National Human Genome … DNA sequencing (NGS) methods are as accurate - and perhaps more accurate - than Sanger sequencing, a … implications for the DNA sequencing of clinical samples, and perhaps affect the diagnostic pipeline for genetic tests. …