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Genomics Teaching Tool
An activity that demonstrates how DNA can be isolated from a strawberry using common household items.
… Cells are the basic unit of life and make up all plants, animals and bacteria. Deoxyribonucleic acid , or DNA, is the molecule that controls everything that happens in … cell. DNA contains instructions that direct the activities of cells and, ultimately, the body. With only a few …
News Release
On its 15th anniversary, National DNA Day and NHGRI shared its genomics expertise to explain the importance of genomics in our everyday lives.
… Faherty, Ph.D. … NHGRI has celebrated previous National DNA Days - an annual commemoration of the completion of the Human Genome Project and the discovery of DNA's double …
Media Availability
National DNA Day events give the public a chance to ask questions about genetics and genomics.
… (NHGRI) will celebrate its fourteenth annual National DNA Day on Monday, April 25, 2016. National DNA Day commemorates the successful completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003 and the discovery of DNA's double helix in 1953. … NHGRI, part of the National …
Outreach
A list of high quality educational activities to engage students on DNA Day.
… Browse through a list of high-quality educational activities to engage students on DNA Day. … DNA Day Essay Contest from ASHG American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) DNA Day essay contest is open to …
Staff
Dr. Stephanie Morris is a program director in NHGRI's Division of Genome Sciences.
… as a program director in 2019. She manages a portfolio of grants focused on high-throughput genomic technology … E, Morris S, Chance MR, Khrapunov S, and Brenowitz M. DNA and protein footprinting analysis of the modulation of … Morris, technology development, functional genomics, The Encyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE) Project, Impact of …
News Release
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 events for students, teachers and health … DNA Day is to educate everyday people on the importance of genomics so they can make more informed decisions about …
Outreach
A list of upcoming and previous NHGRI events held in celebration of National DNA Day.
… A list of upcoming and previous NHGRI events held in celebration of National DNA Day, including special seminars, online discussions and …
News Release
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 … used a DNA-editing technique to extend the lifespan of mice with the genetic variation associated with progeria, … the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes of Health; Broad Institute of …
News Release
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, … may have important implications for the DNA sequencing of clinical samples, and perhaps affect the diagnostic … for genetic tests. … Leslie Biesecker, M.D., chief of the Medical Genomics and Metabolic Genetics branch at …
Talking Glossary
Scientific racism is a historical pattern of ideologies that generate pseudo-scientific racist beliefs.
… racism. Scientific racism is a historical pattern of ideologies that generate pseudo-scientific racist beliefs. … racism. Scientific racism is a historical pattern of ideologies that generate pseudo-scientific racist beliefs. … in the 19th and early 20th centuries were proponents of such ideologies. By the mid-20th century, …