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On its 15th anniversary, National DNA Day and NHGRI shared its genomics expertise to explain the importance of genomics in our everyday lives.
… Faherty, Ph.D. … NHGRI has celebrated previous National DNA Days - an annual commemoration of the completion of the Human Genome Project and the …
Fact Sheet
A fact sheet detailing how the project began and how it shaped the future of research and technology.
… The Big Picture The Human Genome Project was a landmark … whose signature goal was to generate the first sequence of the human genome. In 2003, the Human Genome Project … as close to complete as the technologies for sequencing DNA allowed at the time. The project was critical for …
Genomics Teaching Tool
An activity that demonstrates how DNA can be isolated from a strawberry using common household items.
… Cells are the basic unit of life and make up all plants, animals and bacteria. Deoxyribonucleic acid , or DNA, is the molecule that controls everything that happens in …
Media Availability
National DNA Day events give the public a chance to ask questions about genetics and genomics.
… Kiara Palmer … Media Availability The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) will celebrate its fourteenth annual National DNA Day on Monday, April 25, 2016. National DNA Day commemorates the successful completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003 and the discovery of …
Talking Glossary
Scientific racism is a historical pattern of ideologies that generate pseudo-scientific racist beliefs.
… racism. Scientific racism is a historical pattern of ideologies that generate pseudo-scientific racist beliefs. … Leading scientists across scientific institutions in the 19th and early 20th centuries were proponents of such ideologies. By the mid-20th century, pseudo-scientific racist beliefs were …
Outreach
A list of high quality educational activities to engage students on DNA Day.
… Browse through a list of high-quality educational activities to engage students on DNA Day. … DNA Day Essay Contest from ASHG American Society … question, and reflect on important concepts in genetics. The submission site is closed and winners will be announced …
Outreach
A list of upcoming and previous NHGRI events held in celebration of National DNA Day.
… A list of upcoming and previous NHGRI events held in celebration of National DNA Day, including special seminars, online discussions and … of Montgomery College 51 Mannakee St Rockville, MD 20850 “The Ladder” Statue Unveiling with Dr. Diana Bianchi April 25, …
News Release
A new study by researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) is challenging traditional practices for validating DNA sequencing results.
… Steven Benowitz … A new study by researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) is challenging traditional practices for validating DNA sequencing results. The research suggests that newer, … may have important implications for the DNA sequencing of clinical samples, and perhaps affect the diagnostic …
News Release
Using a recently developed DNA base-editing technique, researchers correct accelerating aging disorder.
… Prabarna Ganguly, Ph.D. … Using a recently developed DNA base-editing technique, researchers correct accelerating … have successfully used a DNA-editing technique to extend the lifespan of mice with the genetic variation associated with progeria, …
The Genomics Landscape
In the June 2019 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green details the legacy of the Human Microbiome Project as it reaches completion.
… M.D., Ph.D. … In January, NHGRI hosted a workshop as part of our ongoing ‘Genomics2020’ Strategic Planning Process … Association, and Function in Human Health and Disease.” The workshop included valuable discussions about a variety of … Fortunately, starting in the early 2000s, improvements in DNA-sequencing technologies enabled analysis of the human …