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Researchers analyzing human, fly, and worm genomes have found these species have key genomic processes in common, reflecting their shared ancestry.
… that control gene expression. The current work builds on initial catalogs published in 2010. The modENCODE projects … fly and worm - tells us it is a very ancient, fundamental process." In one study, scientists led by Dr. Gerstein and …
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Translation is the process of translating the sequence of a messenger RNA (mRNA) molecule to a sequence of amino acids during protein synthesis.
… Translation … Translation is the process of translating the sequence of a messenger RNA (mRNA) … Ribosome … Translation, as related to genomics, is the process through which information encoded in messenger RNA … that make up the synthesized protein. … Translation is the process of translating the sequence of a messenger RNA (mRNA) …
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The X chromosome is part of sexual development and many other biological processes, including how some cats get their distinctive coat colors.
… autosomes .  The X and Y chromosomes are central for the process of sexual development, but other genes throughout the genome play a role. This complex process gives rise to the array of human sex characteristics … and their patches of color are created by the random process of X inactivation. One X chromosome is inactivated in …
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The developmental Genotype-Tissue Expression initiative's goal is to catalog and analyze transcriptional profiles from a wide variety of tissues from the pediatric period, including neonates through adolescents, in a post-mortem setting.
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Three practical strategies for reducing the risk of re-identification, the process by which anonymized personal genomic data are matched with the owner.
… for reducing the risk of re-identification - the process by which anonymized personal genomic data are matched … strategies for reducing the risk of re-identification, the process by which anonymized personal genomic data are matched … strategies for reducing the risk of re-identification, the process by which anonymized personal genomic data are matched …
The Genomics Landscape
In the December 2018 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green recaps progress from NHGRI strategic planning process events in 2018.
… and as you will read below - the NHGRI strategic planning process is in full swing and being conducted on top of our otherwise frenetic day jobs! That process will prove to be a central part of 2019 for the … for Human Genome Research, NHGRI's new strategic planning process 'Establishing a 2020 Vision for Genomics' has spurred …
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NHGRI researchers will present four platform talks and 55 posters to highlight the institute's diverse portfolio at the 65th annual meeting of ASHG.
… 3 Human Subjects 101: From the NIH Application through Peer Review and Award Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015, 1:30-2:30 p.m. …
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Mr. Benjamin Berkman is the deputy director of NHGRI's Bioethics Core.
… Radically Expanded Genetic Testing. Washington and Lee Law Review (in press). Prince AE and Berkman BE. … Core. … Benjamin Berkman, bioethics, Institutional Review Board, informed consent, human biological samples … …
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The Undiagnosed Diseases Network has opened an online patient application portal called the UDN Gateway.
… diseases. … The new system streamlines the application process. All applications for the UDN will go through the … what had previously been a paper-and-mail application process for the NIH Undiagnosed Diseases Program (UDP), which … a comprehensive and streamlined online application process." Dr. Ramoni serves as executive director and a …
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Dr. Sara Chandros Hull is a co-deputy scientific director in the Office of the Scientific Director and the director of NHGRI's Bioethics Core.
… research; and Chair of the NIH Intramural Institutional Review Board . Dr. Hull recently completed a detail with the … and limits of centralized Institutional Reveiw Board (IRB) review of multisite research, diversifying genomic research … American Indian and Alaska Native Tribal IRBs and research review committees. Dr. Hull conducts her research through a …