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Genomic research has been central to understanding and combating the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic.
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Educational Resources
Gregor Mendel was an Austrian monk who in the 19th century worked out the basic laws of inheritance, even before the term "gene" had been coined.
News Release
It’s teatime and doctors, researchers and patients are at the table. They celebrate a decade of work and launch the first in-human gene therapy trial for children with a rare and devastating disease, GM1 gangliosidosis.
… a team of enzymes, which are like workers in the recycling plant. Each has a specialized role. Together, they break down …
Staff
Dr. Adam Phillippy is head of the Genome Informatics Section and the chief and senior investigator in the Center for Genomics and Data Science Research at NHGRI.
Educational Resources
A mutagen is a chemical or physical phenomenon, such as ionizing radiation, that promotes errors in DNA replication.
Educational Resources
Genetic discrimination is prejudice directed against people who have or may have a genetic disease.
Community Outreach
NHGRI is proud to help support the PBS documentary, “Ken Burns presents The Gene: An Intimate History,” based on the book by Siddhartha Mukherjee, M.D.
Staff
Dr. Eggerton Campbell is a senior licensing and patenting manager in the Technology Transfer Office at the National Human Genome Research Institute.