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NIH lost a key member of its broader genomics team when Robert Blakesley, Ph.D., director of the NISC sequencing group at NIH, retired on Dec. 31, 2015.
… questions, collect biological samples, purify and sequence the DNA and analyze the resulting data. The National … Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., director of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of NIH. "When I … 1998 and 2012, NISC generated more than 57 million DNA sequence reads for 76 researchers using the Sanger dideoxy …
Talking Glossary
Nanopore DNA sequencing is a laboratory technique for determining the exact sequence of nucleotides, or bases, in a DNA molecule.
… is a laboratory technique for determining the exact sequence of nucleotides, or bases, in a DNA molecule. … is a laboratory technique for determining the exact sequence of nucleotides, or bases, in a DNA molecule. The sequence of the bases (often referred to by the first letters …
The Genomics Landscape
In the October 2024 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green welcomes James Thomas as the new director for NIH Intramural Sequencing Center (NISC).
… Genome-wide detection of somatic mosaicism at short tandem … While the cells in our bodies largely share the same genome, some cells can have genomic differences. This … The researchers applied the tool to study 460 whole-genome sequences, revealing hundreds of mosaic short tandem …
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New grants totaling approximately $29.5 million will enable scientists to generate and maintain the most comprehensive reference sequence of the human genome.
… to generate and maintain the most comprehensive reference sequence of the human genome. The awards, made over five years pending the … availability of funds, are managed by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National … The currently available reference sequence of the human genome is becoming obsolete. The funds are necessary for …
Talking Glossary
RNA-seq, short for RNA sequencing, is a method for sequencing an entire set of RNA molecules.
News Release
NHGRI awards $6.7 million in new research grants to develop DNA sequencing technologies that are more sensitive, faster, cheaper and more accurate.
… glowing molecules to figure out the correct order of a DNA sequence, and a cell phone-size device that harnesses electric current to decipher the genome. "Parts of the genome remain hidden, or are extremely hard to analyze with …
News Release
Researchers and clinicians are sequencing human genomes faster than ever, so considering the societal implications of genomic data is even crucial.
… M.A., and Rebecca Hong, B.S., from our Policy and Program Analysis Branch in the Division of Policy, Communication and … Implications (ELSI) Research Program at the National Human Genome Research Institute, launched in 1990 with the … cure auto-immune diseases or permanently change your DNA sequence. From NIH-NHGRI Thanks for the question! This is …
About Genomics
February 15, 2021 marks the 20-year anniversary of publications reporting the draft human genome sequence.
… papers that revealed the first detailed look at the human genome's nearly complete sequence. A part of the Human Genome Project, these studies … costs, improved diagnosis of genetic disorders and genomic analysis in standard clinical practice. In its 2020 Strategic …
Media Advisory
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) will host researchers from the Telomere-to-Telomere (T2T) consortium, who have now sequenced the remaining 8% of DNA that was unable to be sequenced by the Human Genome Project and has eluded researchers for nearly two decades.
… attend an expert panel discuss the first complete, gapless sequence of a human genome via virtual conference call on March 31. … 8% of DNA that was unable to be sequenced by the Human Genome Project and has eluded researchers for nearly two … that were brought together for deciphering the complete sequence of the roughly 3 billion bases in our DNA. When: …
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The goat has contributed its DNA to a new method for high-quality, low-cost genome reconstruction, one that will be useful for reading human and other genomes.
… that presents a new method for high-quality, low-cost genome reconstruction. In addition to the goat genome, this technique will be useful for accurately reading … The study, by researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of NIH, and the …