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While some sequencing technologies produce reads that are only a few hundred nucleotides long, some methods can generate reads that are thousands to hundreds of thousands of nucleotides long, known as “long-read DNA sequencing.”
… Long-Read DNA Sequencing … While some sequencing technologies produce reads that are only a few … methods can generate reads that are thousands to hundreds of thousands of nucleotides long, known as “long-read DNA sequencing.” … DNA sequencing technologies determine the order of the base pairs in fragments of DNA known as “reads”. …
News Release
A new genome-based technology for demystifying undiagnosed illnesses - even rare childhood diseases - is moving into general medical practice.
… Sooner than almost anyone expected, a new, genome-based technology for demystifying undiagnosed … "This primer illustrates how rapidly the use of genome sequencing has moved into clinical practice," said … New report offers a primer for doctors' use of clinical genome and exome sequencing …
The Genomics Landscape
In the September 2023 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green, recaps the April 2023 virtual reunion of the leaders of the five genome-sequencing centers (G5), where they tell the untold story on how they ushered the Human Genome Project across the finish line in 2003.
… NHGRI will reach another of its many celebrated ‘odometer moments’ this month! The 100th meeting of the National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research (NACHGR) will take place on September 18 and … at NHGRI, Boston Children’s Hospital, and Icahn School of Medicine successfully found single nucleotide variants …
About Genomics
Resources for understanding the first truly complete sequence of the Y chromosome, the final human chromosome to be fully sequenced.
… The Y chromosome is one of two human sex chromosomes, the other being the X chromosome. When researchers completed the first human genome sequence 20 years ago, gaps were left in the sequences of every chromosome, and in the race to sequence the human … Release: Researchers assemble the first complete sequence of a human Y chromosome August 23, 2023 …
News Release
NIH researchers have sequenced the whole genome of a dog native to Sardinia, Italy, and discovered in it clues about the migration of humans to the area.
… National Institutes of Health (NIH) researchers have sequenced the whole genome of a dog that is native to the mountains of Sardinia, Italy, … Called Fonni's Dogs, named for the city of Fonni, these fiercely protective creatures defend … they have for hundreds of years. By sequencing the whole genome of a Fonni's Dog and comparing it to genetic data from …
News Release
NHGRI has selected James Thomas, Ph.D., as the new director of the NIH Intramural Sequencing Center (NISC), to will oversee the importation and use of DNA sequencing technologies, protocols and analyses, ensuring that NIH investigators have access to cutting-edge DNA sequencing methods and specialized genomics protocols to meet their research needs.
… The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National … about having access to the latest, most efficient, and cost-effective genomic technologies. We give them a spark to … NHGRI appoints James Thomas as new director of NIH Intramural Sequencing Center …
News Release
North Asians may be more closely related to Eastern and Northern Europeans than previously thought.
… to Eastern and Northern Europeans - including the people of Finland -- than previously thought, according to a new … New Genomic Data The international team of researchers, including those from the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), made the connection by …
Media Availability
Researchers have created a promising new method to accurately and more comprehensively analyze and interpret DNA sequence information from cancer patients.
… Nature Medicine . Their work is supported by the Clinical Sequencing Exploratory Research program at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), and the National Cancer Institute, both part of the National Institutes of Health, in addition to other …
Educational Resources
The genome is the entire set of genetic instructions found in a cell.
… Genome … The genome is the entire set of genetic instructions found in a … Genome, Genomics, DNA Sequence, Human Genome Project, Genes … The genome is the entire set of DNA instructions found in a cell. … The genome is the entire set of genetic instructions found in a cell. …
The Genomics Landscape
In the September 3, 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, Dr. Eric Green talks about the Impact of Genomic Variation on Function (IGVF) Consortium, the 2020 Genomic Innovator Awards and more.
… As Summer 2020 comes to an end, many of us continue to spend the bulk of our time working from home. If you are seeking some … up to the 30th anniversary of the launch of the Human Genome Project in October 2020. Check out the latest oral … and accomplishments from the institute and the field of genomics. …