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Research at NHGRI
The NHGRI Office of Laboratory Animal Medicine promotes the humane care and use of animals in biomedical and behavioral research, teaching, and testing.
… in biomedical and behavioral research, teaching, and testing. … Because animals are an essential component of the … in biomedical and behavioral research, teaching, and testing. … The NHGRI Office of Laboratory Animal Medicine … in biomedical and behavioral research, teaching, and testing. … Research at NHGRI …
News Release
NIH researchers have identified and tested a molecule that shows promise as a possible treatment for Gaucher disease and Parkinson's disease.
News Release
NIH researchers have sequenced the whole genome of a dog native to Sardinia, Italy, and discovered in it clues about the migration of humans to the area.
… in it clues about the migration of humans to the area. (A genome is an organism's complete DNA sequence.) The … in it clues about the migration of humans to the area. … Sardinian dog sequencing, human migration, Fonni's … in it clues about the migration of humans to the area. … News Release …
Event
On November 30th, 2020, NHGRI convened a virtual meeting for journal editors and NHGRI/NIH staff to discuss genomic data sharing.
… Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) convened a virtual meeting for journal editors and NHGRI/NIH staff to … Data Sharing … On November 30th, 2020, NHGRI convened a virtual meeting for journal editors and NHGRI/NIH staff to … data sharing. … On November 30th, 2020, NHGRI convened a virtual meeting for journal editors and NHGRI/NIH staff to …
News Release
Genomicists and clinicians are beginning to offer patients genetic testing for a list of treatable diseases apart from the one that brought them into the clinic.
… and clinicians are beginning to offer patients genomic testing for a list of treatable diseases apart from the … a 95% chance of thyroid cancer and tumors in the thyroid area. While the tumors are not always cancerous, they can … His sister and her children decided to go through genomic testing and discovered that they also shared the same RET …
Event
NHGRI hosts a virtual Q&A with science journalist Angela Saini, author of “Superior: The Return of Race Science” on Thursday, July 23, 2020.
… Angela Saini: Race, gender and genetics … NHGRI hosts a virtual Q&A with science journalist Angela Saini, author of … Race Science” on Thursday, July 23, 2020. … NHGRI hosts a virtual Q&A with science journalist Angela Saini, author of …
News Release
A team from the NIH has surmounted a major obstacle to testing potential drug therapies for a rare, genetic condition called Gaucher disease.
… Institutes of Health has surmounted a major obstacle to testing potential drug therapies for a rare, genetic … also be useful for patients with Parkinson's disease." … Testing Potential Drug Therapies … Related Content … NIH … … A team from the NIH has surmounted a major obstacle to testing potential drug therapies for a rare, genetic …
Educational Resources
Pharmacogenomics is a branch of pharmacology concerned with using DNA and amino acid sequence data to inform drug development and testing.
… amino acid sequence data to inform drug development and testing. … Amino Acids, Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA), Genetic … amino acid sequence data to inform drug development and testing. … Educational Resources …
Educational Resources
A complex disease is caused by the interaction of multiple genes and environmental factors.
… factors. … Genes, Cancer, Heart Disease, Gene-environment Interactions … A complex disease (or condition), … with significant influences of the physical and social environment. For this reason, complex diseases are also …
Media Advisory
On January 25, 2023, the National Human Genome Research Institute will host a virtual roundtable to discuss social and behavioral genetics and genomics, including their benefits, limitations and potential for misuse.
… (NHGRI) of the National Institutes of Health will host a virtual roundtable to discuss social and behavioral genetics … the National Human Genome Research Institute will host a virtual roundtable to discuss social and behavioral genetics … the National Human Genome Research Institute will host a virtual roundtable to discuss social and behavioral genetics …