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Teaching tools to present the foundations of genomics to students and help them understand the impact of genomics in their lives.
… Take advantage of our ready-made teaching tools to present the foundations to your students and help them understand the impact of genomics in their lives. … Teaching tools to present the foundations of genomics to your students and help them understand the impact of genomics in their lives. …
The Genomics Landscape
In the January 2024 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green announces the appointment of Dr. Adam Phillippy as the founding director of the Center for Genomics and Data Science Research (CGDSR).
… genomics advances! Last year ended with exciting news from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which approved two gene therapies for the treatment of sickle cell disease. About 100,000 Americans and millions of people around the world have sickle cell disease, and this treatment offers …
Educational Resources
The Human Genome Project was an international project that mapped and sequenced the entire human genome.
… The Human Genome Project was an international project that mapped and sequenced the entire human genome. … The Human Genome Project was a large international, … as its groundbreaking approach for the free release of genomic data well ahead of publication, leading to a new …
The Genomics Landscape
In May 4, 2023 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., details a report released by the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, that provided a series of recommendations for using population descriptors in future genetics and genomics studies.
… month for NHGRI, as we celebrated three anniversaries — the 70th anniversary of the discovery of DNA's double-helical structure, the 20th anniversary of the completion of the Human Genome … al. J Community Genet . 2023 Apr 12:1-9 PMC10092915  In the past 10 years, the ability to screen for genetic …
The Genomics Landscape
In the September 2018 edition of The Genomics landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights five new educational videos that use poetry and dance.
… Halls (one virtual, one in Seattle, Washington, and one in the California Bay Area) were open-ended discussions about the future of genomics. We continue to build on what we learn … to provide feedback about ideas that have emerged from the earlier discussions. This will allow NHGRI to begin …
Fact Sheets
Estimated cost of sequencing the human genome over time since the Human Genome Project.
… Advances in the field of genomics over the past quarter-century have led to substantial reductions in the cost of genome sequencing. The underlying costs … genome-sequencing costs and how they are calculated since the beginning of the field of genomics in the late 1980s. For …
Fact Sheets
Genomics is the study of all of a person's genes (the genome), including interactions of those genes with each other and with the person's environment.
… Genomics is the study of all of a person's genes (the genome), including interactions of those genes with each other and with the person's environment.. … Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is the chemical compound that contains the instructions needed to develop and direct the activities …
About NHGRI
The Genomics and Society Working Group advises on planning and priorities for genomics and society activities at NHGRI.
… The Genomics and Society Working Group provides advice on … priority setting for genomics and society activities at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). …  The NHGRI Genomics and Society Working Group was established … of Genomics and Society in light of changes in genomics, genomic medicine, and the policy landscape, aiming to …
About NHGRI
The NHGRI Community Engagement in Genomics Working Group aims to engage communities to ensure that genomics and genomic medicine benefit all.
… The NHGRI Community Engagement in Genomics Working Group aims to engage communities to ensure that genomics and genomic medicine benefit all. … The NHGRI Community Engagement in Genomics Working Group … and needs of diverse communities related to genomics and genomic medicine.  Develop programs and disseminating tools …
The Genomics Landscape
In the May 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green details how NIH is ramping up research on COVID-19; NHGRI's expansion of its Genome Technology Program; and the the DiY Genome: Unlocking Life's Code exhibition toolkit.
… Due to the current circumstance with the COVID-19 pandemic, the upcoming May meeting of the National Advisory Council on … A monthly update from the NHGRI Director on activities and accomplishments from the institute and the field of genomics. …  In response to the current global pandemic, NIH is aggressively tackling the …