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Population genomics is the application of genomic technologies to understand populations of organisms.
… Gene, Genome, Genetic Variation, Allele, Founder Effect, Genetic Drift, HapMap, Human Genome Project …
The Genomics Landscape
In the June 2, 2022 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., highlights the new and improved Talking Glossary of Genomic and Genetic Terms - one of the premier educational resources offered by NHGRI, and it aims to help users better understand the basics of genomics and genetics.
… large-scale sequence datasets. NIH is increasingly hosting genome-sequence datasets and other genomic datasets in cloud … the talking glossary is one of the most visited sites on genome.gov . Some of the talking glossary’s terms receive … contexts. The redesigned layout of the talking glossary on genome.gov is based on analytical data and user experience, …
The Genomics Landscape
In the December 8, 2022 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., looks back on the success of the Genome: Unlocking Life's Code exhibition as it came to a close in November.
… December 5, 2002 to be precise – the international Mouse Genome Sequencing Consortium announced its generation of a high-quality draft sequence of the mouse genome. This provided researchers the first opportunity to compare the contents of the human genome with that of another mammal, an appropriate milestone …
The Genomics Landscape
In the March 3, 2022 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., highlights the new fact sheets produced by the institute's Communications and Public Liaison Branch.
… Disease Genomics, Centers for Mendelian Genomics, Whole Genome Sequencing in Psychiatric Disorders, Convergent … and hundreds of thousands of views on NHGRI’s website, genome.gov, indicating that they are becoming an … the article “ NIH-Funded Startups are Fueling the Era of Genome-Completeness ” by Prabarna Ganguly. The NHGRI Small …
The Genomics Landscape
In the May 2019 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green recaps activities from National DNA Day 2019.
… The Genome: Unlocking Life's Code exhibition is currently … Every April 25, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) joins the rest of the … in 2003 and the discovery of DNA’s iconic double-helical structure in 1953. This year, NHGRI and others around the …
The Genomics Landscape
In the July 2019 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green reflects on the milestones of the Newborn Sequencing in Genomic Medicine and Public Health (NSIGHT) Program as it reaches completion.
… The Genome: Unlocking Life's Code exhibition is currently … and opportunities associated with the possible use of genome sequence information in the care of newborns. … year are screened for genetic diseases. Traditionally, genome sequencing has not been used for this screening. The …
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).
… the National Association of Scholars event "Unlocking the Genome: The Human Genome Project" featured me, Aristides Patrinos, Ph.D. ; together we discussed the history of the Human Genome Project. A video recording of that discussion is also … Mouse genome rewriting and tailoring of three important disease …
About Genomics
February 15, 2021 marks the 20-year anniversary of publications reporting the draft human genome sequence.
… papers that revealed the first detailed look at the human genome's nearly complete sequence. A part of the Human Genome Project, these studies launched a new era in … practice. In its 2020 Strategic Vision, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) charts a thoughtful …
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 … An organism's complete set of DNA is called its genome. Virtually every single cell in the body contains a … billion DNA base pairs, or letters, that make up the human genome. With its four-letter language, DNA contains the …
Educational Resources
Teaching tools to present the foundations of genomics to students and help them understand the impact of genomics in their lives.