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A cell is the basic building block of living things.
… of numerous eukaryotic cells, while many microbes, such as bacteria, consist of single cells. An adult human body is …
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.
… human microbiome is the collection of all the microbes (bacteria, bacteriophage, fungi, protozoa, and viruses) that …
Staff
Dr. Sean Conlan is an associate investigator in the Translational and Functional Genomics Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute.​
… plasmids that can be shared between distantly related bacteria. The MGS uses both Illumina short-read sequencing …
Outreach
A list of high quality educational activities to engage students on DNA Day.
… chimpanzee, butterfly, carnivorous plant or flesh-eating bacteria. This activity is an enjoyable way of exploring the …
File
… with a simple internal organization, which comprise bacteria and related organisms. Genetic information is trans- … small circular entities which are able to divide within bacteria. This process, augmented with the development of … chromo- somes (BACs). These were then inserted into bacteria where they are copied exactly, each time a bacterium …
About NHGRI
A timeline of notable events in the history of the National Human Genome Research Institute.
… To better understand the role the astounding assortment of bacteria, fungi and other microbes play in human health and …