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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 … The Human Genome Project was a large international, collaborative effort that mapped and sequenced the human genome for the first time. Conducted from 1990 to 2003, the …
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. … 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. … genomic variant, found through the analysis of a person’s genome, that is of potential medical value yet is unrelated …
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 … The Trio Binning Method Genome assembly computationally reconstructs a genome from …
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 … But before prenatal whole genome sequencing is adopted, physicians in obstetrics and … a thousand physicians. Researchers with the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National …
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. … The Human Genome Project ended in 2003, but genomic researchers had not … determined every last base (or letter) of the human genome sequence. Instead, they had only completed about 92% of the …
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 …
News Release
Baylor College of Medicine. Houston and the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee will be providing DNA sequencing for the Undiagnosed Diseases Network.
… provide sequencing of the protein-coding portion of the genome, or exome. The clinical sequencing results will meet … Core. The facility will provide CLIA-certified genome sequence data for UDN patients and their family members in … Ph.D. Researchers will establish a pipeline for functional analysis, drug discovery, and pathway identification of …