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Micro-sized technologies are among the approaches researchers will use to develop high quality, low cost DNA sequencing technology.
… A number of micro-sized technologies - such as nanopores and microfluidics - are among the approaches researchers will use to develop high quality, low cost DNA sequencing technology through new grants from the … available, are the last to be awarded by the Advanced DNA Sequencing Technology program of the National Human …
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Frequently asked questions about National DNA Day - a unique day when students, teachers, and the public can learn more about genetics and genomics.
… What is National DNA Day and why is it important? National DNA Day commemorates the successful completion of the Human … DNA Day FAQ … Frequently asked questions about National DNA Day - a unique day when students, teachers, and the public can learn more about genetics and genomics. …
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Baylor College of Medicine. Houston and the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee will be providing DNA sequencing for the Undiagnosed Diseases Network.
… announced today that Baylor College of Medicine in Houston and the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee will be providing DNA sequencing for the Undiagnosed Diseases Network (UDN). … The two universities will become the DNA Sequencing Core sites for the UDN. The UDN also includes …
Clinical Research
GENE-FORECAST® is developing a community cohort and resource for defining the significance of ancestry-related genomic variation in African-Americans.
… The Genomics, Environmental Factors and the Social Determinants of Cardiovascular Disease in … study is developing a community-based cohort and novel genomic science resource for defining the … the associations between common or ancestry-related DNA variants and CVD risk factors (e.g. hypertension) and …
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NHGRI memorializes genomics champion Rep. Louise M. Slaughter (D-N.Y.) with an annual National DNA Day lecture named in her honor.
… Research Institute (NHGRI) will memorialize the life and legacy of genomics champion Representative Louise M. … who passed away in March, by naming an annual National DNA Day lecture at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in … in the House of Representatives that created National DNA Day, which celebrates the completion of the Human Genome …
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Research points to the effects of nutrients in how DNA mutates in the mitochondria.
… Research points to the effects of nutrients in how DNA mutates in the mitochondria. … some vitamins can affect one of these essential molecules, DNA. “You need to create more DNA if you're going to make … they would know they were looking at mutations and not variations in the genome that were already present. “You …
Educational Resources
The founder effect is the reduction in genetic variation that results when a small subset of a large population is used to establish a new colony.
… time, the resulting new subpopulation will have genotypes and physical traits resembling the initial small, separated group, and these may be very different from the original larger …
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April 25, 2023 marks the 20th anniversary of the completion of the Human Genome Project and the 70th anniversary of the discovery of DNA’s double-helical structure, milestones being celebrated as part of National DNA Day.
… National DNA Day commemorates Human Genome Project’s completion and discovery of DNA’s double-helical structure. … anniversary of the completion of the Human Genome Project and the 70th anniversary of the discovery of DNA’s double-helical structure, milestones being celebrated …
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
Advances in genomics are reducing the cost of genome sequencing by a million-fold.
… contains about six billion individual building blocks - and that we can now read the order of all those building … our understanding of evolution. Our genome (that is, our DNA "blueprint") - and in fact the genomes of all life forms … To study the exact order (or sequence ) of someone's DNA, researchers follow three major steps: (1) purify and …
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The X chromosome is part of sexual development and many other biological processes, including how some cats get their distinctive coat colors.
… The X chromosome is part of sexual development and many other biological processes, including how some cats … the X Chromosome  In the nucleus of a human cell, each DNA molecule is packaged into a long, thread-like structure … half comes from the other parent. The 23rd pair are the X and Y chromosomes, often called the sex chromosomes. The …