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A new genome-based technology for demystifying undiagnosed illnesses - even rare childhood diseases - is moving into general medical practice.
… MacDougall … Sooner than almost anyone expected, a new, genome-based technology for demystifying undiagnosed … … "This primer illustrates how rapidly the use of genome sequencing has moved into clinical practice," said …
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The Telomere-to-Telomere (T2T) Consortium has generated the first truly complete sequence of a human Y chromosome - the final human chromosome to be fully sequenced.
… a team of researchers funded by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National … involved in human sexual development are spread across the genome and very complex, giving rise to the array of human … sequence particularly difficult to complete. Assembling sequencing data is like trying to read a long book cut into …
The Genomics Landscape
In the September 2023 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green, recaps the April 2023 virtual reunion of the leaders of the five genome-sequencing centers (G5), where they tell the untold story on how they ushered the Human Genome Project across the finish line in 2003.
… 100th meeting of the National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research (NACHGR) will take place on September 18 and … demonstrate the importance of looking at the entire genome, not just the parts that code for protein, when … dubbed the ‘G5’ and included leaders of the five genome-sequencing centers that produced the largest amount of human …
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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.
… of Health (NIH) researchers have sequenced the whole genome of a dog that is native to the mountains of Sardinia, … in it clues about the migration of humans to the area. (A genome is an organism's complete DNA sequence.) The findings, … and guard humans as they have for hundreds of years. By sequencing the whole genome of a Fonni's Dog and comparing it …
About Genomics
Resources for understanding the first truly complete sequence of the Y chromosome, the final human chromosome to be fully sequenced.
… X chromosome. When researchers completed the first human genome sequence 20 years ago, gaps were left in the sequences … of every chromosome, and in the race to sequence the human genome, the Y chromosome got left in the dust. Researchers …  Scientists Sequence Last Piece of The Human Genome: The Y Chromosome Science: ‘Most troublesome …
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North Asians may be more closely related to Eastern and Northern Europeans than previously thought.
… of researchers, including those from the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), made the connection by comparing the whole-genome sequences of 175 ethnic Mongolians to existing genetic … This includes a number of coordinated large scale sequencing projects such as the HapMap and 1000 Genomes …
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Researchers have created a promising new method to accurately and more comprehensively analyze and interpret DNA sequence information from cancer patients.
… Nature Medicine . Their work is supported by the Clinical Sequencing Exploratory Research program at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), and the National Cancer … cancer patient's protein-coding exome, the portion of the genome where many key cancer-related genes are located. …
Educational Resources
The genome is the entire set of genetic instructions found in a cell.
… Genome … The genome is the entire set of genetic instructions found in a cell. … Genome, Genomics, DNA Sequence, Human Genome Project, Genes … The genome is the entire set of DNA …
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Four NIH grants will support research on the ethical, legal and social questions raised by genomics research advances and genomic information.
… at interdisciplinary centers through the National Human Genome Research Institute's (NHGRI) Centers of Excellence in … diseases; genomic information privacy; communication about prenatal and newborn genomic testing results; and the impact … of Utah in Salt Lake City are expanding on research on prenatal testing already supported by NHGRI. A grant for …
The Genomics Landscape
In the September 3, 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, Dr. Eric Green talks about the Impact of Genomic Variation on Function (IGVF) Consortium, the 2020 Genomic Innovator Awards and more.
… up to the 30th anniversary of the launch of the Human Genome Project in October 2020. Check out the latest oral … 91st meeting of the National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research will take place on September 14-15. As usual, … in biology is understanding how genomic variation affects genome function to influence phenotypes. NHGRI recently …