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The Genomics Landscape
In the April 7, 2022 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., highlights the Telomere-to-Telomere (T2T) consortium's publishing of a collection of papers that reported the first truly complete sequence of the human genome.
… approach of using the best-available technologies for sequencing DNA and pushing them to their absolute limits. In … filling in the remaining bits because the technologies for sequencing DNA at that time were clearly not up to the task. … Project, more powerful technologies, such as long-read DNA sequencing methods and newer computational tools, aided …
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A restriction enzyme is an enzyme isolated from bacteria that cuts DNA molecules at specific sequences.
… Bacteria, Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA), Enzyme, Genetic Engineering, Recombinant DNA …
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Cloning is the process of making identical copies of an organism, cell, or DNA sequence.
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Transcription is the process of making an RNA copy of a gene sequence.
… Cell, Cytoplasm, Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA), Gene, Gene Expression, Messenger RNA (mRNA), …
The Genomics Landscape
In the October 6, 2022 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., celebrates the 25th anniversary of the NIH Intramural Sequencing Center (NISC). a well-respected and highly used large-scale DNA sequencing center that exemplifies the evolution of the field of genomics and the ever-increasing abilities to produce prodigious amounts of genomic data.
… sequence to public databases weekly, as large-scale DNA sequencing had advanced substantially. At that time, it … Eric Green, proposed the idea of establishing a DNA sequencing center at NIH to Francis Collins and Jeff Trent … joined forces with NHGRI to establish the NIH Intramural Sequencing Center (NISC) in the fall of 1997. . . and the …
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Transgenic means that one or more DNA sequences from another species have been introduced by artificial means.
… Cell, Cloning, Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA), Gene, Germ Line …
Staff
Dr. James Thomas is the acting director for the NIH Intramural Sequencing Center (NISC).
… Dr. James Thomas is the director of the NIH Intramural Sequencing Center. He oversees 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 …
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A primer is a short, single-stranded DNA sequence used in the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique.
… Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA), Gene Amplification, Hybridization, Polymerase … in a very short timeframe. Primers are also used in DNA sequencing and other experimental processes. …
Clinical Research
This team-based clinical service is provided by NHGRI to Intramural Investigators employing exome/genome sequencing.
… NHGRI to Intramural Investigators employing exome/genome sequencing to accomplish their research goals. The SGFS will … NHGRI to Intramural Investigators employing exome/genome sequencing. ​ … DNA Sequencing, Exam Sequencing, Genome Sequencing, Secondary Findings, Genetic …
News Release
NHGRI will fund a set of genome sequencing and analysis centers whose research will focus on understanding the genomic bases of common and rare human diseases.
… The National Institutes of Health will fund a set of genome sequencing and analysis centers whose research will focus on … for Common Disease Genomics (CCDG), which will use genome sequencing to explore the genomic contributions to common … cystic fibrosis and muscular dystrophy. "Advances in DNA sequencing are creating tremendous new opportunities for …