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The Short Course in Genomics offers educators a chance to hear lectures and receive teaching resources from leading researchers, clinicians and staff.
… 16-19, 2024.  … The microbiome lesson plans - consisting of four modules - were inspired by lectures and resources on … at institutions with a documented record or mission of recruiting, educating and graduating students from … full course . Spots are limited, so please be considerate of others and do not apply if you unable to commit to the …
Event
On January 11, 2021, NHGRI and The George Washington University organized an interactive webinar.
… University hosted an interactive webinar, The Impact of COVID-19 in the Context of Society and Biology. The webinar addressed the following questions: What … … The Impact of COVID-19 in the Context of Society and Biology … On January 11, 2021, NHGRI and The George …
Event
Lectures series that increases understanding of genomics in the scholarly community and presents contemporary research of immediate interest to NHGRI staff.
… Additional Resources … The NHGRI History of Molecular Biology and Genomics Lecture Series emerged out … immediate interest to NHGRI staff. … History of Molecular Biology and Genomics Lecture Series … Lectures series that …
Educational Resources
An enzyme is a biological catalyst and is almost always a protein.
… and is almost always a protein. It speeds up the rate of a specific chemical reaction in the cell. The enzyme is … and is used over and over. A cell contains thousands of different types of enzyme molecules, each specific to a particular chemical …
News Release
Funding to advance understanding of RNA biology and development of RNA-based technologies
… Funding to advance understanding of RNA biology and development of RNA-based technologies. … … for RNA research … Funding to advance understanding of RNA biology and development of RNA-based technologies … Funding …
Educational Resources
A family history is a record of medical information about an individual and their biological family.
… Family History … A family history is a record of medical information about an individual and their … … A family history, as related to medicine, is a record of the diseases and health conditions of an individual and that person’s biological family members, …
News Release
Researchers analyzing human, fly, and worm genomes have found these species have key genomic processes in common, reflecting their shared ancestry.
… worm genomes have found that these species have a number of key genomic processes in common, reflecting their shared … other biological processes vital to understanding human biology and disease. … The studies highlight the data … genomes greatly help to inform our understanding of human biology." "One way to describe and understand the human …
Fact Sheets
Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a molecule that contains the biological instructions that make each species unique.
… called eukaryotes, DNA is found inside a special area of the cell called the nucleus. Because the cell is very … DNA molecule must be tightly packaged. This packaged form of the DNA is called a chromosome. During DNA replication, … of the DNA molecule and realized its central importance to biology. For many years, scientists debated which molecule …
Research at NHGRI
NHGRI's research focuses on the understanding of human biology and developing new methods for treating disease.
… Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) conducts a broad program of laboratory and clinical research to translate genomics into a greater understanding of human biology and develop better methods for the detection, … Institute's research focuses on the understanding of human biology and developing new methods for treating disease. … …
Fact Sheets
Comparative genomics is a field of biological research in which researchers compare the complete genome sequences of different species.
… Comparative genomics is a field of biological research in which researchers use a variety of … can better understand how the appearance, behavior and biology of living things have changed over time. As DNA … that are commonly used as surrogates in studying human biology. These include the rat, puffer fish, fruit fly, sea …