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Experts from The NHGRI Dog Genome Project turned to Reddit to answer questions as part of an "Ask Me Anything".
… … On November 2, 2017, experts from The NHGRI Dog Genome Project turned to Reddit - a social news website and … Me Anything" (AMA). … The goal of The NHGRI Dog Genome Project is to sequence the genomes of 10,000 dogs in the next … On November 2, 2017, experts from The NHGRI Dog Genome Project turned to Reddit - a social news website and …
The Genomics Landscape
In the October 1, 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, Dr. Eric Green reflects on the last 30 years since the launch of the Human Genome Project.
… M.D., Ph.D. … Thirty years ago, today, the Human Genome Project (HGP) officially launched. I was there on the … one of the first center grants for the Human Genome Project by the then-named National Center for Human Genome … day! Here we are 30 years later, with the Human Genome Project successfully completed and genomics maturing into a …
About Genomics
In 2003, an accurate and complete human genome sequence was finished two years ahead of schedule and at a cost less than the original estimated budget.
… researchers two years ahead of the original Human Genome Project schedule and at a cost less than the original … "bonus" accomplishments include: an advanced draft of the mouse genome sequence, published in December 2002; an initial … DNAs (cDNAs) for more than 70 percent of known human and mouse genes. … Area Goal Achieved Date Genetic Map 2- to …
Educational Resources
A polygenic trait is one whose phenotype is influenced by more than one gene.
Educational Resources
A candidate gene is a gene whose chromosomal location is associated with a particular disease or other phenotype.
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NHGRI celebrated the 15th anniversary of the Human Genome Project with a "15 for 15" Celebration that commemorates the genomic advances since 2003.
… the 15th anniversary of the completion of the Human Genome Project. To commemorate this milestone and the genomic … developments made since the end of the Human Genome Project and the importance of genomics in people's lives. … how far we have come since the end of the Human Genome Project and provides a glimpse into the future as genomics …
Research Funding
The PhenX Toolkit is a freely available web catalog of standard protocols for collecting data in biomedical and epidemiologic research
… (Carol Hamilton, Ph.D., RTI International ), the NIH project scientist, and members of the extramural community … Toolkit. Members of the Working Groups have expertise in phenotyping, epidemiology, and genomics. … Overview … Project Structure … PhenX Toolkit Resources … Program Staff … …
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The Human Genome Project has been awarded the 2017 Prince Mahidol Award for ground-breaking advances in the field of medicine.
… Sheena Faherty, Ph.D. … The Human Genome Project has been awarded the 2017 Prince Mahidol Award for … of medicine. The award will be received on behalf of the project by Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., director of the National … the institute responsible for leading NIH's effort in the project. … The Human Genome Project, completed in 2003, was …
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The Encyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE) Pilot Project launched in September 2003 to identify all functional elements in the human genome sequence.
… of DNA Elements (ENCODE) in September 2003 to carry out a project to identify all functional elements in the human … of non-exonic conservation with respect to the orthologous mouse genomic sequence (see below), for a total of nine … that showed less than 75 percent base alignment with mouse sequence were discarded. For the remaining subwindows, …
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NHGRI researchers are studying the link between Parkinson's disease, and a rare disorder, Gaucher disease, by cross-breeding mice with the disease mutations.
… controlling movement. Midbrain neurons from the new mouse model. The green shows the clumped alpha-synuclein. … In the study, the authors used a Parkinson's disease mouse model that carried extra copies of a mutated form of … is different about the cross-bred mice. Ultimately, this mouse model can be used to develop and evaluate new …