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Educational Resources
Teaching tools to present the foundations of genomics to students and help them understand the impact of genomics in their lives.
Fact Sheets
Estimated cost of sequencing the human genome over time since the Human Genome Project.
… the true cost of a genome sequence therefore requires knowledge about what was and was not included in calculating … sequence to a reference human genome, sequence assembly, genomic variant calling, or annotation. Almost certainly, …
Educational Resources
The Human Genome Project was an international project that mapped and sequenced the entire human genome.
… as its groundbreaking approach for the free release of genomic data well ahead of publication, leading to a new …
The Genomics Landscape
In May 4, 2023 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., details a report released by the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, that provided a series of recommendations for using population descriptors in future genetics and genomics studies.
… using population descriptors as a proxy to describe human genomic variation. These descriptors have reflected … individuals’ nationality, geography, and ethnicity, but genomic variation is complex and fails to track accurately to … assumptions about the relationship between biological/genomic differences and racial/ethnic categories can …
Leadership Initiatives
The Genomic Literacy, Education, and Engagement Initiative is a national campaign to enhance genomic literacy.
… The Genomic Literacy, Education, and Engagement (GLEE) Initiative … is envisioned as a national campaign to enhance the genomic literacy of three target audiences: K-16 students, … are rapidly leading to exciting opportunities for using genomic information as part of medical care and various …
The Genomics Landscape
In the September 2018 edition of The Genomics landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights five new educational videos that use poetry and dance.
… to decipher one's ancestral origins. ' Zarko's Story: Genomic Medicine in Action ' reveals the experience of a … to store, share, analyze, and compute across large genomic and genomic-related datasets. This will involve creating a … in Your DNA Sequencing Newborns: A Call for Nuanced Use of Genomic Technologies Researchers Find Potential New Gene …
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.
… human DNA generated by the Human Genome Project and other genomic research, scientists and clinicians have more … that treatments will be tailored to a patient's particular genomic makeup. Thus, the role of genetics in health care is … to change profoundly and the first examples of the era of genomic medicine are upon us. It is important to realize, …
About NHGRI
The Genomics and Society Working Group advises on planning and priorities for genomics and society activities at NHGRI.
… of Genomics and Society in light of changes in genomics, genomic medicine, and the policy landscape, aiming to …
The Genomics Landscape
In the May 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green details how NIH is ramping up research on COVID-19; NHGRI's expansion of its Genome Technology Program; and the the DiY Genome: Unlocking Life's Code exhibition toolkit.
… through May 15, 2020. In both the short- and long-term, genomic studies have the potential to yield valuable … diagnostic testing methods and understanding the impact of genomic variation of the host (e.g., humans) on … be critically important both for capturing valuable new knowledge quickly and for developing a broad, long-term …
About NHGRI
The NHGRI Community Engagement in Genomics Working Group aims to engage communities to ensure that genomics and genomic medicine benefit all.
… aims to engage communities to ensure that genomics and genomic medicine benefit all. … and needs of diverse communities related to genomics and genomic medicine.  Develop programs and disseminating tools … their ability to reach all communities and to increase genomic literacy.  Work in partnership with NHGRI to build …