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15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
Advances in genomics are reducing the cost of genome sequencing by a million-fold.
… Advances in genomics are reducing the cost of genome sequencing by a million-fold. … building blocks - and that we can now read the order of all those building blocks in about a day and for about … our understanding of evolution. Our genome (that is, our DNA "blueprint") - and in fact the genomes of all life forms …
Talking Glossary
While some sequencing technologies produce reads that are only a few hundred nucleotides long, some methods can generate reads that are thousands to hundreds of thousands of nucleotides long, known as “long-read DNA sequencing.”
… Long-Read DNA Sequencing … methods can generate reads that are thousands to hundreds of thousands of nucleotides long, known as “long-read DNA sequencing.” … DNA sequencing technologies determine the order of the base … methods can generate reads that are thousands to hundreds of thousands of nucleotides long, known as “long-read DNA …
The Genomics Landscape
In the April 2018 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights the 15th anniversary of National DNA Day and the '15 for 15' Celebration.
… In the last issue of The Genomics Landscape , I described the launching of a new multi-year NHGRI strategic planning process. To keep … Genomics Landscape (see below) that will highlight items of interest. I encourage you to review that section each … and accomplishments from the institute and the field of genomics. …
Event
NHGRI commemorates the life and legacy of genomics champion Representative Louise M. Slaughter (D-N.Y.), who passed away in March 2018, by naming an annual National DNA Day lecture at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in her honor.
… her work on the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA) helped to create protections against genetic … for passing a 2003 concurrent resolution in the House of Representatives that created National DNA Day, which celebrates the completion of the Human Genome …
News Release
Researchers funded by NIH have completed a detailed atlas documenting stretches of human DNA that influence gene expression.
… Researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have completed a detailed atlas documenting the stretches of human DNA that influence gene expression - a key way in which a … The atlas is the culmination of work from the Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx) …
The Genomics Landscape
In the May 2019 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green recaps activities from National DNA Day 2019.
… can be found in the position announcement . Speaking of genomic medicine implementation… as part of NHGRI’s ‘Genomics2020’ Strategic Planning Process, the … focused on genomics in medicine and health. In advance of that meeting, we are soliciting ideas about the …
News Release
NIH will fund researchers to develop computational approaches to figure out which differences in DNA make people more susceptible to disease.
… New grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will fund researchers to develop … approaches to figure out which differences in DNA make people more susceptible to disease. The awards, … - called genetic variants - in the less-studied regions of the genome that are responsible for regulating gene …
Event
On April 25, 2023, NHGRI hosted 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.
… About DNA Day DNA Day Activity Ideas Find a DNA Day event near you Plan your own DNA Day event … 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. The symposium explored the evolution and …
News Release
NIH investigators have discovered that genomic switches of a blood cell are key to regulating the human immune system.
… Investigators with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have discovered the genomic switches of a blood cell are key to regulating the human immune … Improved Understanding of Autoimmune Diseases The senior author of the paper, John … but most of the alterations are found in regions of the DNA that do not carry genes. Scientists have suspected that …
Educational Resources
Step-by-step instructions and printable folding paper included in the downloadable document.
… NHGRI's Jenny Montooth provides a walkthrough of the step-by-step instructions. … competitor, Cardboard Eric, to see who could fold our DNA origami the fastest. Take a look to see who won! … You may recognize DNA as one of the most well-known biological structures. But what better …