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Researchers recommend genomic approaches to discovering inherited variants in one or a handful of genes that affect an individual's rare disease risk.
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As researchers uncover millions of DNA differences in genes, doctors struggle to know which of these inherited differences, called variants, really matter.
Fact Sheets
Genetics refers to the study of genes and their roles in inheritance. Genomics refers to the study of all of a person's genes (the genome).
… from a single, common ancestor. For example, when a single bacterial cell copies its DNA and divides thousands of times, … the same DNA and will be clones of the common ancestor bacterial cell. Gene cloning involves manipulations to make …
Healthcare Provider Genomics Education Resource
An FAQ designed to help healthcare professionals understand the diverse landscape of direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing and the benefits and limitations of these tests.
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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.
… influenzae type b, also known as Hib, the leading cause of bacterial meningitis among U.S. children under the age of 5. …
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A new study offers insights into why some people's hair goes gray in response to a serious illness or chronic stress.
… Biology . … When a body is under attack from a viral or bacterial infection, the body's innate immune system kicks …
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Valentina Di Francesco is NHGRI's Chief Data Science Strategist and Director of the Office of Genomic Data Science within the NHGRI Office of the Director.
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Scientists are using an exciting gene editing tool called CRISPR/Cas9 to protect plants from harmful DNA viruses, strengthening the plant's protections.
… how these scientists inserted the code for an ancient bacterial immune system into a plant's genome to successfully …
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… human genome project, the genomes of a number of important pathogens, disease vectors and plants are being … of these recombinant carriers of DNA, which were grown in bacterial cultures. Individual colonies containing genes of … genome into small segments which were then inserted into bacterial artificial chromo- somes (BACs). These were then …
Jobs at NHGRI
Postdoctoral positions are available in the laboratory of Dr. Daphne W. Bell, within the Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch of the National Human Genome Research Institute, at NIH.