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Using a recently developed DNA base-editing technique, researchers correct accelerating aging disorder.
… Prabarna Ganguly, Ph.D. … Using a recently developed DNA base-editing technique, researchers correct accelerating … aging disorder. … Researchers have successfully used a DNA-editing technique to extend the lifespan of mice with the … by a mutation in the nuclear lamin A gene in which one DNA base C is changed to a T. Researchers used the base …
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NHGRI marks its fourteenth annual National DNA Day by organizing a nationwide network of educational events for students, teachers and health professionals.
… Institute (NHGRI) will mark its fourteenth annual National DNA Day by organizing a nationwide network of educational … … Celebrated on April 25th every year, National DNA Day aims to educate people about important scientific … advances may impact their lives. "Our goal for National DNA Day is to educate everyday people on the importance of …
Outreach
A list of upcoming and previous NHGRI events held in celebration of National DNA Day.
… and previous NHGRI events held in celebration of National DNA Day, including special seminars, online discussions and … Drive Bethesda, MD 20892 Louise M. Slaughter National DNA Day Lecture Apr 26, 2024, 3:00 PM — 4:00 PM Lipsett … Bethesda, MD 20814 … YouTube Playlist : NHGRI National DNA Day 20th Anniversary Symposium April 25, 2023 9:00 - 4:30 …
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A new study by researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) is challenging traditional practices for validating DNA sequencing results.
… is challenging traditional practices for validating DNA sequencing results. The research suggests that newer, faster, "next-generation" DNA sequencing (NGS) methods are as accurate - and perhaps … results. The study may have important implications for the DNA sequencing of clinical samples, and perhaps affect the …
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DNA Day Reddit “Ask Me Anything” prompts rousing discussion.
… Brandon Levy … DNA Day Reddit “Ask Me Anything” prompts rousing discussion. … May 6, 2019. Each year on April 25 , we celebrate National DNA Day, which commemorates the completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003 and the discovery of DNA's double helix in 1953. On this day students, teachers, …
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NHGRI awards $6.7 million in new research grants to develop DNA sequencing technologies that are more sensitive, faster, cheaper and more accurate.
… Sheena Faherty, Ph.D. … "Can you believe they make DNA sequencers the size of staplers?" asked Meni Wanunu, … is surely not alone in his astonishment. The field of DNA sequencing is full of ideas that are just crazy enough to … glowing molecules to figure out the correct order of a DNA sequence, and a cell phone-size device that harnesses …
Educational Resources
A mutagen is a chemical or physical phenomenon, such as ionizing radiation, that promotes errors in DNA replication.
… such as ionizing radiation, that promotes errors in DNA replication. … Mutagen, DNA Mutation, DNA Replication, Cancer … A mutagen is a … physical agent capable of inducing changes in DNA called mutations. Examples of mutagens include tobacco products, …
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Baylor College of Medicine. Houston and the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee will be providing DNA sequencing for the Undiagnosed Diseases Network.
… College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee will be providing DNA sequencing for the Undiagnosed Diseases Network (UDN). … of funds. … The two universities will become the DNA Sequencing Core sites for the UDN. The UDN also includes … will develop a pipeline of models for disease-causing mutations in a broad range of human genes. Johns Hopkins …
Educational Resources
Duplication is a type of mutation that involves the production of one or more copies of a gene or region of a chromosome.
… to a type of mutation in which one or more copies of a DNA segment (which can be as small as a few bases or as large …
Talking Glossary
Cell-free DNA testing is a laboratory method that involves analyzing free (i.e., non-cellular) DNA contained within a biological sample, most often to look for genomic variants associated with a hereditary or genetic disorder.
… Cell-Free DNA Testing … Cell-free DNA testing is a laboratory method that involves analyzing free (i.e., non-cellular) DNA contained within a biological sample, most often to look …