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15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
Genomics is establishing more robust methods for DNA-based forensic analyses.
… Genomics is establishing more robust methods for DNA-based forensic analyses. … Did you know that forensic analyses of DNA were being used well before the completion of the Human … searches more powerful and more widely available? The National DNA Index  in the United States now contains …
Fact Sheets
Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is a technique used to "amplify" small segments of DNA.
… (PCR) is a technique used to "amplify" small segments of DNA. … technique used to "amplify" - copy - small segments of DNA. Because significant amounts of a sample of DNA are necessary for molecular and genetic analyses, studies … Once amplified, the DNA produced by PCR can be used in many different laboratory …
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Scientists set their sights on chromatin - the DNA-protein complex that packages DNA into chromosomes in the cell - to better understand how the genome works.
… , scientists have set their sights on chromatin - the DNA-protein complex that packages DNA into chromosomes in the cell - to better understand how … even among cells that are similar. Investigators from two National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)-funded …
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Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) question advertisements by direct-to-consumer genetic ancestry kits that claim to know what it really means to be American Indian.
… Medicine in January. Walajahi is a bioethics fellow at the National Institute of Health (NIH). She is working with  Dr. Hull, National Human Genome Research Institute Bioethics Core … ancestry information and estimates their ethnicity using DNA found in the consumer’s saliva.  Walajahi explained to …
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After several decades as a major genomics leader, Eric Green is elected to the National Academy of Medicine, one of the highest honors in medical science.
… as a major genomics leader, Eric Green is elected to the National Academy of Medicine, one of the highest honors in … The National Academy of Medicine has elected Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., Director of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the …
Educational Resources
A bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) is an engineered DNA molecule used to clone DNA sequences in bacterial cells (for example, E. coli).
… A bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) is an engineered DNA molecule used to clone DNA sequences in bacterial cells (for example, E. coli). … Cloning, Bacteria, Bioengineering, DNA Sequencing, Base Pair, Chromosomes … A bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) is an engineered DNA molecule used to clone DNA sequences in bacterial cells …
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Ribonucleic acid (RNA) is a molecule similar to DNA. Unlike DNA, RNA is single-stranded.
… Ribonucleic acid (RNA) is a molecule similar to DNA. Unlike DNA, RNA is single-stranded. … Cell, Genetic Code, Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA), Protein, Uracil, Adenine, Cytosine, Guanine, Messenger … in all living cells that has structural similarities to DNA. Unlike DNA, however, RNA is most often single-stranded. …
Event
This is the event agenda and related documents for the Eightieth Meeting of National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research from May 8–9, 2017.
… event agenda and related documents for the 80th Meeting of National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research. The … advises the Department of Health and Human Services, the National Institutes of Health, and the National Human Genome Research Institute on genomics …
Event
On May 19-20, 2016, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) hosted a two-day workshop where participants were asked to weigh the benefits and risks of sharing aggregate genomic data with secondary users.
… Report Resolving Individuals Contributing Trace Amounts of DNA to Highly Complex Mixtures Using High-Density SNP … On May 19-20, 2016, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) hosted a two-day workshop where participants were asked to weigh the … On May 19-20, 2016, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) hosted a …
Events
This is the event agenda and related documents for the Seventy Second Meeting of National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research from September 8–9, 2014.
… event agenda and related documents for the 72nd Meeting of National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research. The … advises the Department of Health and Human Services, the National Institutes of Health, and the National Human Genome Research Institute on genomics …