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About Genomics
The Human Genome Project was an inward voyage of discovery led by an international team of researchers looking to sequence and map all the genes of our species.
… The Human Genome Project (HGP) is one of the greatest scientific feats … to comprehensively study all of the DNA (known as a genome) of a select set of organisms. Launched in October … Project’s signature accomplishment – generating the first sequence of the human genome – provided fundamental …
Educational Resources
The Human Genome Project was an international project that mapped and sequenced the entire human genome.
… Human Genome Project … The Human Genome Project was an international project that mapped and sequenced the entire human genome. … Human Genome Project, Francis Collins, DNA, Genomics, Base Pairs … …
Media Advisory
On Monday, June 24, 2019, Newborn Sequencing in Genomic Medicine and Public Health (NSIGHT) program investigators will present genomic research findings on implications for health and care of newborns during a public webinar session from 1:30 - 5:15 p.m Eastern.
… newborns at the final public session of the National Human Genome Research Institute’s Newborn Sequencing in Genomic … opportunities associated with the possible use of genomic sequence information for the care of newborns. … Topics … the building. The event will also be streamed live at: www.genome.gov/genometvlive . Who:  Anastasia Wise, Ph.D., …
Talking Glossary
A secondary genomic finding refers to a genomic variant, found through the analysis of a person’s genome, that is of potential medical value yet is unrelated to the initial reason for examining the person’s genome.
… finding refers to a genomic variant, found through the analysis of a person’s genome, that is of potential medical value yet is unrelated to the initial reason for examining the person’s genome. … A secondary genomic finding refers to a genomic …
News Release
Researchers developed a technique that will aid in a more accurate reconstruction of human genomes.
… of human genomes by determining the sections of the genome that come from each parent. This new technique, … to identify further complexity within any type of genome - from plants to animals - and provide more precise … also contribute to the goal of using a person's unique DNA sequence in their clinical care, otherwise known as precision …
News Release
A simple blood draw is replacing a giant needle to the belly for testing their fetuses for a range of genetic disorders.
… genomic medicine, has many predicting that prenatal whole genome sequencing will be widely available in the next five years. … But before prenatal whole genome sequencing is adopted, physicians in obstetrics and … genetic disorders. ​ … Prenatal genome sequencing, genome sequence fetal blood test, Benjamin Berkman M.P.H., prenatal …
Genomics and Medicine
The NHGRI Genomic Medicine Working Group has compiled a list of interesting advances.
About Genomics
Resources for understanding the first complete, gapless sequence of a human genome.
… uncovered the final DNA sequences that make up a human genome. Learn more about this extraordinary achievement. … … determined every last base (or letter) of the human genome sequence. Instead, they had only completed about 92% of the … Aganezov et al. A complete reference genome improves analysis of human genetic variation . Science 376. Doi: …
Research Funding
​CSER is rapidly advancing the knowledge necessary to develop best practices for implementating genomic sequence data into clinical care. ​
… frequent, but much more needs to be done before the use of sequence data becomes routine. Evidence regarding the most … policies, standard procedures (including simplified analysis and interpretive tools), and improved to integrating … and analyze evidence regarding the clinical utility of genome sequencing; 2) research the critical interactions …
Research Funding
The Encyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE) Pilot Project launched in September 2003 to identify all functional elements in the human genome sequence.
… The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) launched a public research … to identify all functional elements in the human genome sequence. … In April 2003, the finished sequence of the human … encode[Keyword] NOT alternate[Title] To facilitate analysis of the comparative genomics data, the sequence data …