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Recombinant DNA Technology is a technology that uses enzymes to cut and paste together DNA sequences of interest.
… DNA sequences of interest. … Cell, Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA), Enzyme, Gene Expression, Restriction Enzyme, …
Educational Resources
Gene amplification is an increase in the number of copies of a gene sequence.
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Dr. Manoli is a pediatrician, clinical and biochemical geneticist in the Organic Acid Research Section of the Metabolic Medicine Branch at NHGRI.
… clinical and biochemical geneticist in the Organic Acid Research Section of the Metabolic Medicine Branch at … in 2009. She continued as a Staff Clinician in the Organic Acid Research Section and became a Clinician Associate … work on mitochondrial stress she joined the Organic Acid Research Section (OARS), NHGRI, in 2009 to understand …
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The Encyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE) Pilot Project launched in September 2003 to identify all functional elements in the human genome sequence.
… genome was announced by the International Human Genome Sequencing Consortium ( Finishing the euchromatic sequence of … from whole genome shotgun assemblies or obtained by direct sequencing of BAC clones, are submitted and updated … pilot project data production involves the generation of sequencing information from a number of different genomes in …
News Release
Jeffery Schloss, Ph.D., founding director of the Division of Genome Sciences, is embarking on a new journey: retirement.
… from a successful career that included leading NHGRI's DNA Sequencing Technology Development Program. He also aided in … portfolio of grants involved in developing a range of nucleic acids-related technologies - in particular, DNA sequencing technology and the well-known $1,000 Genome …
Educational Resources
Restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) is a type of polymorphism that results from variation in the DNA sequence recognized by restriction enzymes.
… recognized by restriction enzymes. … Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA), Electrophoresis, Genetic Marker, Polymorphism, …
The Genomics Landscape
In the July 2019 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green reflects on the milestones of the Newborn Sequencing in Genomic Medicine and Public Health (NSIGHT) Program as it reaches completion.
… of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), the Newborn Sequencing in Genomic Medicine and Public Health (NSIGHT) … advances in methods, technologies, and instruments for nucleic acid sequencing and genotyping, and new approaches for …
The Genomics Landscape
In the February 12, 2021 edition of The Genomics Landscape, Dr. Eric Green talks about the 20-year anniversary of the publications that reported the draft human genome sequence.
… the 1980s discussing the desirability and feasibility of sequencing the human genome, to the U.S. Department of … biomedical research. The International Human Genome Sequencing Consortium committed to rapid data sharing , … promoted open science. Later, the development of new DNA sequencing technologies and the resulting reductions in the …
News Release
NIH is awarding $18.9 million towards research that aims to accelerate the use of genome sequencing in clinical care for all individuals.
… towards research that aims to accelerate the use of genome sequencing in clinical care. The new awards will generate … … The research is being funded as part of the Clinical Sequencing Evidence-Generating Research (CSER2) Consortium. CSER2 builds upon the Clinical Sequencing Exploratory Research (CSER) Consortium , initiated …
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Researchers have created a promising new method to accurately and more comprehensively analyze and interpret DNA sequence information from cancer patients.
… Nature Medicine . Their work is supported by the Clinical Sequencing Exploratory Research program at the National Human … tumor sample storage methods produced comparable DNA sequencing information - an important step that may enable … validate the tool, they tested its use in previous exome sequencing studies of 511 cancer patients. In 80 percent …