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Gene amplification is an increase in the number of copies of a gene sequence.
… to an increase in the number of copies of a gene in a genome. Cancer cells, for example, sometimes produce multiple …
The Genomics Landscape
In the October 2023 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green, reflects on the twelve years of groundbreaking research by the Clinical Sequencing Evidence-generating Research (CSER) consortium.
… Grant Program ( PA-19-056 ). … Since 2011, the Clinical Sequencing Evidence-generating Research (CSER) consortium has … in June 2023. Over the past two decades, the power of genome sequencing has become evident in disciplines like … one of the most relevant areas for humanity is the use of genome sequencing in medicine; that is, genomic medicine (a …
About Genomics
A introduction to basic concepts in genomics to help you understand your genome, how it works, and how it impacts your health.
… suspects, and victims of crimes and disasters. … Your genome is the operating manual containing all the … And it’s unique to you. The more you know about your genome and how it works, the more you'll understand your own … in the highly structured and tightly packed nature of the genome. … Genomes are made of DNA, an extremely large …
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A genetic marker is a DNA sequence with a known physical location on a chromosome.
Educational Resources
Fact sheets explaining complex concepts in genomics research to a non-scientific audience.
… The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) has produced this series of … Genomics, Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA), DNA Microarray, DNA Sequencing, Epigenomics, Knockout Mice, Newborn Screening, Cost Of Sequencing A Human Genome, X Chromosome, Y Chromosome … Fact sheets explaining …
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Genomic data science is a field of study that enables researchers to use powerful computational and statistical methods to decode the functional information hidden in DNA sequences.
… ethical responsibilities, as information about a person's genome sequence is associated with complex issues related to … about how they will use and share the resulting genome-sequence data in the process of gaining such informed … increasingly help researchers process vast quantities of genome-sequence data to look for hidden patterns in DNA. …
The Genomics Landscape
In the April 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green provides an update on the final stage of the Genomics2020 strategic planning process; the NIH website for COVID-19 information, the Gene documentary debut on PBS and more.
… up to the 30th anniversary of the launch of the Human Genome Project in October 2020. The first four such oral … of strategic planning that dates back to the Human Genome Project. These efforts have proven extremely valuable … . NHGRI plans to release the draft 2020 strategic plan on genome.gov on April 15. At that time, we will be engaging …
Staff
Dr. Adam Felsenfeld is a program director in the Division of Genome Sciences at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
… Program Director with overall responsibility for the NHGRI Genome Sequencing Program (GSP), and specific responsibility for the … Dr. Felsenfeld is also responsible for the NHGRI Human Genome Reference Program and is coordinator for the Centers …
The Genomics Landscape
In the November 5, 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, Dr. Eric Green focuses on the 2020 Strategic Vision.
… the 30th anniversary of the launch of the Human Genome Project (HGP), which was featured in last month’s The … with the other funders associated with the Human Genome Project. Following completion of the Project, NHGRI … ecosystem at NIH has also changed. During the Human Genome Project, NHGRI funded more than 95% of the “human …
Research Funding
The $1,000 Genome Program was a coordinated effort to support the development of technologies to dramatically reduce the cost of DNA sequencing, a move aimed at broadening the applications of genomic information in medical research and health care.
… of technologies to dramatically reduce the cost of DNA sequencing, a move aimed at broadening the applications of … in 2014, are described in Nature : “Technology: The $1,000 Genome.” The history and achievements of the $1,000 Genome Program, which was led by Dr. Jeffery Schloss , as the …