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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) …
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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 …
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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 …
Educational Resources
A contig is a series of overlapping DNA sequences used to make a map that reconstructs the original DNA sequence of a chromosome or a region of a chromosome.
… A contig is a series of overlapping DNA sequences used to make a map that reconstructs the original DNA sequence of a chromosome or a region of a chromosome. … DNA Sequences, DNA Mapping, Chromosomes … studies; derived from the word “contiguous”) is a set of DNA segments or sequences that overlap in a way that …
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
Genomics is establishing more robust methods for DNA-based forensic analyses.
… Genomics is establishing more robust methods for DNA-based forensic analyses. … Did you know that forensic analyses of DNA were being used well before the completion of the Human … technologies for amplifying and sequencing tiny amounts of DNA became available [see DNA Sequencing ], scientists …
Media Advisory
On April 25, 2023, NHGRI will host 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.
… On National DNA Day, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes of Health, will host a symposium to commemorate two special … Diana Bianchi, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development CEO Josh Denny, All …
Talking Glossary
Un codón de terminación es una secuencia de tres nucleótidos (un trinucleótido) en el DNA o el ARN mensajero (ARNm) que señaliza una parada en la síntesis proteica de la célula.
… una secuencia de tres nucleótidos (un trinucleótido) en el DNA o el ARN mensajero (ARNm) que señaliza una parada en la … una secuencia de tres nucleótidos (un trinucleótido) en el DNA o el ARN mensajero (ARNm) que señaliza una parada en la … una secuencia de tres nucleótidos (un trinucleótido) en el DNA o el ARN mensajero (ARNm) que señaliza una parada en la …
Data Sharing Policies
Sample informed consent language, aligned with each of the informational elements of consent for genomic data sharing (GDS) outlined by NIH as important to convey, in language understandable to prospective participants.
… Sample Language Aligned to Informational Elements Outlined by NIH Guidance Genomic and phenotypic … encourages the broadest appropriate future use and sharing of genomic and phenotypic data. Example 1: Consent for … the information you give us with a national database for DNA information, called [...] which is controlled by [name of …