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NHGRI researcher Dr. Julie Segre has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine, one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine.
… Prabarna Ganguly, Ph.D. … National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) researcher Dr. Julie Segre has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine, one of the highest honors in … Dr. Segre’s laboratory integrates high-throughput DNA-sequencing technologies, algorithm development and …
Educational Resources
Step-by-step instructions and printable folding paper included in the downloadable document.
… competitor, Cardboard Eric, to see who could fold our DNA origami the fastest. Take a look to see who won!   … You may recognize DNA as one of the most well-known biological structures. But … of base-pairing than to make you own 3D origami model?  DNA origami is based upon a design created by Alex Bateman of …
News Release
Scientists set their sights on chromatin - the DNA-protein complex that packages DNA into chromosomes in the cell - to better understand how the genome works.
… , scientists have set their sights on chromatin - the DNA-protein complex that packages DNA into chromosomes in the cell - to better understand how … even among cells that are similar. Investigators from two National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)-funded …
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
Genomics is establishing more robust methods for DNA-based forensic analyses.
… Genomics is establishing more robust methods for DNA-based forensic analyses. … Did you know that forensic … searches more powerful and more widely available? The  National DNA Index  in the United States now contains … using DNA analyses to identify missing persons at the U.S. National Institute of Justice's  National Missing and …
Fact Sheets
Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is a technique used to "amplify" small segments of DNA.
… (PCR) is a technique used to "amplify" small segments of DNA. … Sometimes called "molecular photocopying," the … technique used to "amplify" - copy - small segments of DNA. Because significant amounts of a sample of DNA are necessary for molecular and genetic analyses, studies …
Educational Resources
Ribonucleic acid (RNA) is a molecule similar to DNA. Unlike DNA, RNA is single-stranded.
… (RNA) … Ribonucleic acid (RNA) is a molecule similar to DNA. Unlike DNA, RNA is single-stranded. … Cell, Genetic Code, Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA), Protein, Uracil, Adenine, Cytosine, Guanine, Messenger …
News Release
After several decades as a major genomics leader, Eric Green is elected to the National Academy of Medicine, one of the highest honors in medical science.
… as a major genomics leader, Eric Green is elected to the National Academy of Medicine, one of the highest honors in medical science. … The National Academy of Medicine has elected Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., Director of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the …
Talking Glossary
Un codón de terminación es una secuencia de tres nucleótidos (un trinucleótido) en el DNA o el ARN mensajero (ARNm) que señaliza una parada en la síntesis proteica de la célula.
… una secuencia de tres nucleótidos (un trinucleótido) en el DNA o el ARN mensajero (ARNm) que señaliza una parada en la … is a sequence of three nucleotides (a trinucleotide) in DNA or messenger RNA (mRNA) that signals a halt to protein … una secuencia de tres nucleótidos (un trinucleótido) en el DNA o el ARN mensajero (ARNm) que señaliza una parada en la …
Media Advisory
NHGRI will host a two-day symposium addressing historical and present-day constructions of disability and ableism, with a focus on the history and lived experiences of people with disabilities in the context of genomics and genetics.
… For Immediate Release … The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will host a two-day symposium addressing historical and present-day …
Educational Resources
A bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) is an engineered DNA molecule used to clone DNA sequences in bacterial cells (for example, E. coli).
… … A bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) is an engineered DNA molecule used to clone DNA sequences in bacterial cells (for example, E. coli). … Cloning, Bacteria, Bioengineering, DNA Sequencing, Base Pair, Chromosomes … A bacterial …