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Teaching tools to present the foundations of genomics to students and help them understand the impact of genomics in their lives.
… of genomics in their lives. … Genomics Education, Genomics Literacy, Genomics 101, Genetics 101, Teaching Genetics, …
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A new study highlights how genomic mutations that cause mitochondrial disease may also compromise affected people's immune response.
… and Public Liaison Branch … A new study highlights how genomic mutations that cause mitochondrial disease may also … in immune response … A new study highlights how genomic mutations that cause mitochondrial disease may also … response, Peter McGuire M.D. … A new study highlights how genomic mutations that cause mitochondrial disease may also …
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Christina R. Daulton is an education outreach specialist in the Education and Community Involvement Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
… University of Delaware and her master's degree in American studies from The George Washington University, in Washington, … Projects … Christina Daulton, M.A. … Christina Daulton, genomic literacy, genomics education, genomics resources for …
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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.
… and zebrafish are visually quite different, but at a genomic level, they share more than 70% of their genes. This genomic similarity offers the potential for researchers to … would like to unravel.” Using a combination of genomic techniques and computational-based machine learning, …
Fact Sheets
Genomics is the study of all of a person's genes (the genome), including interactions of those genes with each other and with the person's environment.
… that could be used for a broad range of biomedical studies. One such use is to look for the genetic variations … human DNA generated by the Human Genome Project and other genomic research, scientists and clinicians have more … that treatments will be tailored to a patient's particular genomic makeup. Thus, the role of genetics in health care is …
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A new study by researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) is challenging traditional practices for validating DNA sequencing results.
… more accurate than newer methods." In addition, several studies in recent years have suggested that NGS can identify differences in the DNA sequence - called genomic variants - as accurately as Sanger sequencing. To … an NHGRI DNA sequencing project aimed at examining the genomic make-up of 1,500 mostly healthy individuals. Dr. …
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In a large-scale study of people from diverse ancestries, researchers narrowed down the number of genomic variants that are strongly associated with blood lipid levels and generated a polygenic risk score to predict elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, a major risk factor for heart disease.
… ancestral groups substantially improves identification of genomic variants associated with blood lipid levels. … In a … ancestries, researchers narrowed down the number of genomic variants that are strongly associated with blood … the need to include as many diverse groups of people in studies as possible. Credit: Harry Wedel, NHGRI. Lipids are …
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Researchers sequence the genomes of healthy participants, then analyze the data to find presumed, mutations that might lead to a genetic condition.
… on its head. Instead of trying to find a mutation in the genomic sequence of a person with a genetic disease, they … volunteers whose genomes were examined, about 100 had genomic variants predicting that they would have a rare … … Genetic mutations and disease, predictive medicine studies, Leslie Biesecker M.D., genetic mutations in healthy …
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
Genomics is advancing the study of individual and communities of microbes.
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NHGRI researchers asked patients, parents and physicians in the sickle cell disease community (SCD) what they wanted and needed to know about genome editing to make informed decisions about participating in genome-editing clinical trials.
… with the disease. These participants completed a genetic literacy survey, watched an educational video about genome … editing, study participants demonstrated higher genetic literacy levels than estimated. The NHGRI study suggests … informed consent, genome editing, clinical trials, genetic literacy, Vence Bonham … NHGRI researchers asked patients, …