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Infographic
An infographic that explains why it was so difficult to fully complete the human genome sequence.
… with a vision. Even with new technologies, genome sequencing is still tough, time-consuming work that requires …
News Release
The Telomere-to-Telomere (T2T) Consortium has generated the first truly complete sequence of a human Y chromosome - the final human chromosome to be fully sequenced.
… sequence particularly difficult to complete. Assembling sequencing data is like trying to read a long book cut into … of the human genome, the T2T Consortium applied new DNA sequencing technologies and sequence assembly methods, as …
Research Funding
GS-IT provides sequence analysis tools and software to scientists who rely on genomics in their research.
… … Grantees … Program Staff … Related Content … Genome Sequencing Informatics Tools (GS-IT) provides "researcher … biological, biomedical and clinical research. … Genome Sequencing Informatics Tools … Genome Sequencing Informatics Tools … GS-IT provides sequence …
The Genomics Landscape
In the January 2018 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green features the NIH Intramural Sequencing Center.
… and the field of genomics. … The NIH Intramural Sequencing Center (NISC) sits on the top floor of a research … houses the Center's state-of-the-art, high-throughput DNA sequencing facility. In a rather modest start in 1997 under … of its Founding Director Eric Green, NISC began DNA sequencing with six ABI 377 instruments in lab space …
News Release
NHGRI researchers have produced the first end-to-end DNA sequence of a human chromosome. The results show that generating a precise, base-by-base sequence of a human chromosome is now possible, and will enable researchers to produce a complete sequence of the human genome.
… incredibly long, consisting of about 6 billion bases, DNA sequencing machines cannot read all the bases at once. … clues, like a blue sky,” he said. “The same is true for sequencing the human genome. Until now, the pieces were too … any unique clues, like a blue sky. The same is true for sequencing the human genome. Until now, the pieces were too …
News Release
Scientists have published the first complete, gapless sequence of a human genome, two decades after the Human Genome Project produced the first draft human genome sequence.
… will empower genetic studies of human disease. The full sequencing builds upon the work of the Human Genome Project , … genomic variation, disease and evolution.” The cost of sequencing a human genome using “short-read” technologies, … in assembled genome sequences. The massive drop in DNA sequencing costs comes hand-in-hand with increased …
The Genomics Landscape
In the July 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green recalls the White House event announcing the draft human genome sequence.
… had also accomplished a series of other goals, including sequencing the genomes of a set of model organisms. In fact, … for Inherited Disease Research (CIDR) High Throughput Sequencing and Genotyping Resource Access (X01) Limited …
Research Funding
CSER is rapidly advancing the knowledge necessary to develop best practices for implementating genomic sequence data into clinical care.
… Reports of genomic sequencing being applied to the medical care of individual … most likely to be usefully addressed by a genomic sequencing approach still accumulating. Incorporation of … Lewis Return of research results from samples obtained for newborn screening R21 University of California, San Francisco …
News Release
NIH researchers have developed and released an innovative software tool, called Verso, to assemble truly complete (i.e., gapless) genome sequences from a variety of species. The software makes the process of assembling complete genome sequences more affordable and accessible.
… complete genome sequence.” The T2T consortium used new DNA sequencing technologies and analytical methods to generate … like putting together a jigsaw puzzle, and different DNA sequencing technologies generate different types of genomic … researchers tested Verkko with human and non-human genome sequencing data. The software quickly and precisely assembled …
Educational Resources
An anticodon is a trinucleotide sequence complementary to that of a corresponding codon in a messenger RNA (mRNA) sequence.