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15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
Genomics is transforming how we study, diagnose and treat cancer.
… genomes have changed? Cancer is caused by changes in your genome, but advances in DNA sequencing technology are leading … group of genetic diseases that result from changes in the genome of cells in the body, leading them to grow … uncontrollably. These changes involve DNA mutations in the genome. Our cells are constantly finding and fixing mutations …
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A list of genetic, orphan and rare diseases under investigation by researchers at or associated with the National Human Genome Research Institute.
… by researchers at or associated with the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). … that carry genes). As we unlock the secrets of the human genome (the complete set of human genes), we are learning … by researchers at or associated with the National Human Genome Research Institute.​​ ​ …
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Vence Bonham is the acting deputy director for NHGRI and an associate investigator in NHGRI's Social and Behavioral Research Branch.
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… Jr. is acting deputy director of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) and a member of the senior … State University. Mr. Bonham was a fellow in the American Association of Medical Colleges Health Services Research … not had access to genomics. The Bonham group also studies sickle cell disease, a condition impacted by emerging …
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Researchers identified regions of the genome associated with skin color variation in some African populations, furthering skin disease and cancer research.
… researchers has identified new regions of the human genome that are associated with skin color variation in some … Tanzania and Botswana has shed light on regions of the genome not previously associated with skin color. Hands of … Genetic Disease Research Branch at NIH's National Human Genome Research Institute. "The paper also provides a …
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NIH researchers searched for how the body signals the lack of oxygen in melanoma skin cancer.
… the Genetic Disease Research Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute, a part of NIH. "In addition, …
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Dr. Tyra Wolfsberg is the associate director of the Bioinformatics and Scientific Programming Core at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
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… and retroviral integration sites to the annotation of the genome of the ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi . Dr. Wolfsberg … is the co-chair the NIH lecture series Current Topics in Genome Analysis . The lectures, through their availability … a leadership role in annotating the Mnemiopsis leidyi genome, the first fully sequenced genome of a ctenophore …
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NSIGHT explores the implications, challenges and opportunities associated with the possible use of genomic sequence information during the newborn period.
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NHGRI researchers identified 59 genes or gene regions linked to canine athletics.
… and terriers are plucky supermodels. National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) researchers reached this … Understanding Athletic Performance In other studies, largely in humans, researchers have identified about … researchers relied on a new global database of the whole-genome sequences of 722 dogs across 44 domestic breeds, along …
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Dr. Sean Conlan is an associate investigator in the Translational and Functional Genomics Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute.​
… Program, Frank KM, Palmore TN and Segre JA. Whole genome sequencing overrules a suspected case of … Program, Palmore TN, Frank KM and Segre JA. Complete genome sequence of a Klebsiella pneumoniae carrying bla NDM-1 … DK, Frank KM, Segre JA and Palmore TN. Detection and whole genome sequencing of carbapenemase-producing Aeromonas …
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Stacie Anderson is an associate director in the Office of Scientific Core Facilities and is also the director of the Flow Cytometry Core. ​
… The Flow Cytometry Core of the National Human Genome Research Institute was established in January 1996. … megakaryocyte and erythroid differentiation pathways. Genome Biol, 17:83. 2016. [ PubMed ] O'Brien KA, Farrar JE, …