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Sickle cell disease is a group of inherited red blood cells disorders.
… People who only carry the sickle cell trait typically don't get the disease, but can pass the defective gene on to …
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… a slide he’d put his hand up and say, you know, “I don’t understand what you’re showing on this slide.” And, he … it wasn’t enough to live on at all. It was pretty -- I don’t think I’d have gone after it. But the Wellcome Trust … data. That’s all wonderful. Of course the public people don’t know how to analyze it so everybody’s going to be …
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In an interview, Boyer reflects on her NHGRI career, the history of the NHGRI ELSI Research Program and the exciting future of research at the interface of ethics and genomics.
… Boyer: You know, everyone asks that question, and I don't have a good answer. I think I'm going to catch my …
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NIH researchers have identified a striking signature in tumor DNA that occurs in five different types of cancer.
… processes that keep growth in check. Researchers also don't know exactly what the gene ZNF154 does. "We have laid …
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The Genetics and Public Policy and Genetics and Education Fellowships provide a pathway for scientists to pursue careers in science policy or education.
… to bring that to the legislation-making process. I don't have to envision what's it's like to do bench science …
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NHGRI convened geneticists, biologists, clinicians, bioinformatics specialists and more to provide expert advice on the future of its Genome Sequencing Program.
… M.D., Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee. "We don't know the function of many of the variants we identify. …
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… A moderate amount 1,339 A little 1,079 Not at all 5,999 I don't know 57 No response Q18 When your supervisor/NIH … fair 962 Slightly fair 750 Not fair at all 4,083 I don't know 65 No response 5,540 A great deal 4,762 A lot … A moderate amount 1,265 A little 401 None at all 922 I don't know 40 No response 6,875 Extremely likely 3,580 …
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After major advances in hematology, David Bodine retires with an eye towards mentorship and a garden
David Bodine, founder of the Hematopoiesis Section and chief of the Genetics and Molecular Biology Branch, advanced the fields of gene therapy and hematology in his 38 years at the NIH. Now, he plans to continue his contributions to science as an emeritus and through training the next generation of scientists.
… plenty of people who are curious about neurobiology. I don't think you should try to put a square peg in a round …
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ENCODE program directors in the Division of Genome Sciences turned to Reddit to answer questions from the Reddit community.
… has regulatory function and other functions which we still don't know and which are fascinating in my mind to uncover. - …
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NIH lost a key member of its broader genomics team when Robert Blakesley, Ph.D., director of the NISC sequencing group at NIH, retired on Dec. 31, 2015.
… problem, we called them up and asked how they solved it. I don't think we could've gotten to where we are today without …