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Genetic Disorders
Wilson disease is a rare genetic condition that causes a person's body to store too much of the mineral copper, leading to organ damage that may cause death.
Talking Glossary
CRISPR (short for “clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats”) is a technology that research scientists use to selectively modify the DNA of living organisms.
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Dr. Shawn Burgess is the deputy director of NHGRI's Intramural Research Program.
… directly tested. Because the genomes of the vertebrate model organisms mouse ( Mus musculus ) and zebrafish ( Danio …
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Dr. Raman Sood is an associate investigator in the Translational and Functional Genomics Branch and director of the Zebrafish Core at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
… functional genomic analyses of genes using the zebrafish model. With expert advice from Drs. Paul Liu and Shawn … biology tools, genomic technologies and zebrafish as a model system. In the Translational and Functional Genomics … and disease pathophysiology. Zebrafish as a vertebrate model offers several advantages, such as external …
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
Genomics helps us understand evolution and protect our biological ecosystems.
… is important because researchers cannot always grow an organism in the laboratory to study its DNA by traditional … of our world as never before. … Think you know what organism has the biggest genome? Try your hand at this …
Fact Sheets
A knockout mouse is a laboratory mouse in which researchers have inactivated an existing gene by replacing it or disrupting it with an artificial piece of DNA.
… behaviors. For example, "Methuselah" is a knockout mouse model noted for longevity, while "Frantic" is a model useful for studying anxiety disorders. … While knockout … with an artificial piece of DNA. … Knockout Mouse, Animal Model, Laboratory Experiment, DNA, Embryonic Stem Cells, …
Educational Resources
Epigenetics is an emerging field of science that studies heritable changes caused by the activation and deactivation of genes without any change in the underlying DNA sequence of the organism.
… without any change in the underlying DNA sequence of the organism. … Heritability, DNA, DNA Sequence, DNA Methylation … without any change in the underlying DNA sequence of the organism. … Educational Resources …
Event
The National Human Genome Research Institute and its partners are organizing a social media campaign from June 7-11, 2021, that focuses on healthcare provider genomics education.
Event
The National Human Genome Research Institute and its partners are organizing a social media campaign from June 7-11, 2021, that focuses on healthcare provider genomics education.
Educational Resources
Meiosis is the formation of egg and sperm cells. In sexually reproducing organisms, body cells are diploid, meaning they contain two sets of chromosomes (one set from each parent).