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The Genomics Landscape
In the August 6, 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, Dr. Eric Green talks about NHGRI's completion of the third phase of the ENCODE Project and how it reveals the most extensive catalog to date of candidate functional elements that may regulate the genes in the human and mouse genomes.
… Each news cycle brings reminders about the importance of science and its critical role in society, and NHGRI … more committed than ever to facilitating the use of genomics for addressing all threats to human health – infectious or otherwise. Through various …
The Genomics Landscape
In the September 2023 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green, recaps the April 2023 virtual reunion of the leaders of the five genome-sequencing centers (G5), where they tell the untold story on how they ushered the Human Genome Project across the finish line in 2003.
… NHGRI will reach another of its many celebrated ‘odometer moments’ this month! The 100th meeting of the National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research (NACHGR) will take place on September … times a year, NHGRI convenes NACHGR, a group of leading genomics experts who advise the institute about all aspects …
Genetic Disorders
Sickle cell disease is a group of inherited red blood cells disorders.
… Sickle cell disease is a group of inherited red blood cell disorders. … … Researchers used bioengineering to create mice with a human gene that produces the defective hemoglobin causing …
Genetic Disorders
Tay-Sachs disease is a fatal genetic disorder that results in progressive destruction of the nervous system.
… Tay-Sachs disease is a fatal genetic disorder that results in progressive destruction of the nervous system. … Tay-Sachs disease (TSD) is a fatal … in children, that results in progressive destruction of the nervous system. Tay-Sachs is caused by the absence of …
News Release
In honor of Rare Disease Day, experts from the UDN turned to Reddit to answer questions during an "Ask me Anything."
… Sheena Faherty, Ph.D. … On March 3, 2017, in honor of Rare Disease Day , a day celebrated worldwide to raise awareness … or cell biology, currently or potentially related to a human disease. - William Gahl The Reddit community was also …
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NHGRI researchers investigated the Behcet's disease using Illumina's Immunochip.
… Jeannine Mjoseth … Behçet's disease is a disease that destroys blood vessels through … genital ulcers, as well as vision destroying inflammation of the eyes. Research suggests the disease develops due to pathogen exposure, along with a mix of genetic and environmental risk factors, but their …
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NIH is establishing the Multi-Omics for Health and Disease Consortium, with approximately $11 million awarded in the consortium’s first year of funding. The new consortium aims to advance the generation and analysis of “multi-omic” data for human health research.
… ancestrally diverse populations. … The National Institutes of Health is establishing the Multi-Omics for Health and … the generation and analysis of “multi-omic” data for human health research. Multi-omics refers to a research … data types derived from different research areas — such as genomics, epigenomics, transcriptomics, proteomics and …
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The Human Genome Project has been awarded the 2017 Prince Mahidol Award for ground-breaking advances in the field of medicine.
… Sheena Faherty, Ph.D. … The Human Genome Project has been awarded the 2017 Prince Mahidol Award for ground-breaking advances in the field of medicine. The award will be received on behalf of the … gratifying has been the ability to begin using genomics to improve approaches for diagnosing and treating …
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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.
… Steven Benowitz … A relatively new method of targeting specific DNA sequences in zebrafish could … genes in humans, according to scientists at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National … investigator with NHGRI's Translational and Functional Genomics Branch and head of the Developmental Genomics …
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
Genomics is altering a genome with unparalleled efficiency and precision.
… Genomics is altering a genome with unparalleled efficiency … know that in the 15 years since we finished reading the human genome sequence for the first time, we have developed … we have decoded (that is, read out) the genome sequence of an organism, a logical next step would be to "edit" that …