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National Institutes of Health researchers have discovered a specific network of proteins that is necessary to restore hearing in zebrafish through cell regeneration. The study may inform the development of treatments for hearing loss in humans.
… Study shows the role of transcription factors in facilitating cell regeneration …  Brightfield image of a two-day-old zebrafish embryo. Credit: Erin Jimenez, …  Confocal image of adult zebrafish hair cells (green) in the auditory organ of the inner ear. Credit: Erin Jimenez, Ph.D., NHGRI. …
Policy Issues
Synthetic biology is a field of science that involves redesigning organisms for useful purposes by engineering them to have new abilities.
… Synthetic biology is a field of science that involves redesigning organisms for useful … by engineering them to have new abilities. Synthetic biology researchers and companies around the world are … in the environment, are common goals of synthetic biology projects. Some examples of what scientists are …
Fact Sheets
A biological pathway is a series of actions among molecules in a cell that leads to a certain product or a change in the cell.
… A biological pathway is a series of actions among molecules in a cell that leads to a certain … or a change in the cell. It can trigger the assembly of new molecules, such as a fat or protein, turn genes on and … as injury, infection, stress or even the presence or lack of food. To react and adjust to these cues, cells send and …
Research at NHGRI
The Genetics and Molecular Biology Branch uses genomic technologies to study the human genome and other organisms and disease mechanisms.
… The Genetics and Molecular Biology Branch uses state-of-the-art genetic and genomic technologies to study the genomes of humans and other organisms and disease mechanisms. … The goal of the branch is to demonstrate that research findings and … into improved diagnosis, treatments and prevention of human diseases. Using the excellent resources of NHGRI …
Jobs at NHGRI
NHGRI is seeking a postdoc to join the Systems Biology and Genome Engineering Section in Bethesda, Maryland.
… The Intramural Research Program of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) at the National Institutes of Health is seeking a postdoc to join the Systems Biology and Genome Engineering Section (SBGE), in Bethesda, … collaborative researchers working on topics spanning basic biology to clinical research. In addition, the Washington, …
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NIH recently awarded approximately $6.8 million in grants to several research teams to study the biology of rare and undiagnosed diseases.
… The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently awarded approximately $6.8 million in grants to several research teams to study the biology of rare and undiagnosed diseases. The new grants, pending … Screening Center and a Metabolomics Core, as part of the NIH Undiagnosed Diseases Network (UDN). In addition, …
Educational Resources
Bioinformatics is a subdiscipline of biology and computer science concerned with the acquisition, storage, analysis, and dissemination of biological data.
… Bioinformatics is a subdiscipline of biology and computer science concerned with the acquisition, storage, analysis, and dissemination of biological data. … such biological information to increase our understanding of health and disease and, in certain cases, as part of …
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
Genomics helps us understand evolution and protect our biological ecosystems.
… for DNA sequencing have been used to read the genomes of tens of thousands of organisms, some alive and some extinct, … through our genomes. Genomics helps us understand the biology of organisms across the world: why are some faster or … Scientists can now use information about short stretches of DNA that are unique to each species to establish DNA …
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. … racism. Scientific racism is a historical pattern of ideologies that generate pseudo-scientific racist beliefs. … in the 19th and early 20th centuries were proponents of such ideologies. By the mid-20th century, …
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The zebrafish is a powerhouse tool that helps researchers better understand the genes that are implicated in disease.
… In the basement of a three-story brick building on the main campus of the National Institutes of Health live nearly half a million organisms that breathe … the fact that fish regenerate. "We study the developmental biology of hearing," Dr. Burgess said. "Humans don't …