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On April 25, 2023, NHGRI will host a symposium to commemorate two special milestones: the 20th anniversary of the Human Genome Project’s completion and the 70th anniversary of the discovery of the DNA double helix.
… milestones: the 20th anniversary of the Human Genome Project’s completion and the 70th anniversary of the … April 25 to celebrate the completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003 and the discovery of the double helix in … noted for his leadership of the international Human Genome Project. NHGRI Director Eric Green will moderate a panel of …
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Three practical strategies for reducing the risk of re-identification, the process by which anonymized personal genomic data are matched with the owner.
… matched with the true owner. The paper is the result of a project called The Beacon Project, initiated by the Global Alliance for Genomics & … Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). The Beacon Project tests the willingness of international sites to share …
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On June 26, 2000, nearly 10 years into the 13-year project, President Bill Clinton announced an important milestone for the Human Genome Project at a major White House ceremony.
… june 26, 2000 … The signature goal of the Human Genome Project (HGP) was to generate a sequence of the three billion … On June 26, 2000, nearly 10 years into the 13-year project, President Bill Clinton announced an important … from me. But, needless to say, seeing the Human Genome Project change biology and our thinking more than ever has …
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Scientists from the 1000 Genomes Project Consortium has created the world's largest catalog of genomic differences among humans.
… An international team of scientists from the 1000 Genomes Project Consortium has created the world's largest catalog of … the United Kingdom. All of the individuals studied for the project consented to broad release of their data, and the … be used by researchers around the world. "The 1000 Genomes Project was an ambitious, historically significant effort …
Educational Resources
Genomics refers to the study of the entire genome of an organism whereas genetics refers to the study of a particular gene.
… to the study of a particular gene. … Genomics, Genes, Gene Expression, Human Genome Project … Genomics is a field of biology focused on studying …
Fact Sheets
Data used to estimate the cost of sequencing the human genome over time since the Human Genome Project.
… the human genome over time since the Human Genome Project. … Genome Sequencing, Human Genome, Human Genome Project, Whole-genome Sequencing, Whole-exome Sequencing, … the human genome over time since the Human Genome Project. … Fact Sheets …
Educational Resources
Gene environment interaction is an influence on the expression of a trait that results from the interplay between genes and the environment.
… … Gene environment interaction is an influence on the expression of a trait that results from the interplay between … and social environment. These interactions influence the expression of phenotypes. For example, most human traits and … … Gene environment interaction is an influence on the expression of a trait that results from the interplay between …
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The Social Genomics Project aims to understand what people around the world think about the intersections between genomics, genetics and society.
… connect with research participants. … The Social Genomics Project, conducted by NHGRI's Social and Behavioral Research … between genomics, genetics and society. The three-year project is comprised of seven surveys that ask questions … chief of SBRB and coordinator of the Social Genomics Project. "Now we are trying to get a wide representation of …
Research at NHGRI
NHGRI researchers are creating foundational tools and methods to expand genomics research, ultimately leading to medical breakthroughs.
Educational Resources
A repressor is a protein that turns off the expression of one or more genes.
… Repressor … A repressor is a protein that turns off the expression of one or more genes. … Gene, Gene Expression, Gene Regulation, Messenger RNA (mRNA), Protein, … as related to genomics, is a protein that inhibits the expression of one or more genes. The repressor protein works …