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News Release
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) question advertisements by direct-to-consumer genetic ancestry kits that claim to know what it really means to be American Indian.
… test would help customers discover who they were, using language such as “Reinvent the way you see yourself” and … standards on their own ensuring that they use consistent language to help the public understand how to interpret …
The Genomics Landscape
In the December 2019 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights Ben Solomon joining NHGRI as Clinical Director.
… clinical decisions. … Recently, NHGRI launched a Spanish language version of its Introduction to Genomics page. This … to this genomics primer, NHGRI also provides other Spanish language resources, such as the Talking Glossary of Genetic … publishes 'year in review' in AJHG … NHGRI expands Spanish language web resources … Related resources … In this issue … …
Event
We invite scholars to submit ideas to be one of six to seven speakers at our symposium, “Irreducible Subjects: Disability and Genomics in the Past, Present, and Future”, with an additional opportunity to join a collected set of papers on the same theme.
… body of past generations of eugenicists. Even the language traditionally used for genomic variations – … Genetics, genomics, disability, and stigmatizing language in science communications The “medical model”, …
Policy Issues
This glossary contains definitions for commonly used terms (such as "bill", "statute", "regulation" and more) found in the Genome Statue and Legislative Database.
… subsequent amendments (additions to or deletions from the language of the original law or regulation), to provide the … the original law with subsequent amendments and deletes language that has been repealed or superseded, so as to …
Profile
In an interview, Boyer reflects on her NHGRI career, the history of the NHGRI ELSI Research Program and the exciting future of research at the interface of ethics and genomics.
… to become much more integrated and to develop a common language along with a sense of trust, which is important for …
Media Advisory
On December 7, 2022, the National Human Genome Research Institute will host a webinar to discuss the key findings from a recently released Human Genetics & Genomics Workforce Survey Report.
… to genomics and genomic medicine. … Please note: Sign language interpreting and CART services are available upon …
Professional Development Programs
The JHU/NIH Genetic Counseling Training Program addresses the growing need for genetic counseling services.
… from countries where English is not the primary, official language to submit scores on an English Language Proficiency Test . The NIH/JHU GCTP does NOT …
Secondary Genomics Findings Service
Frequently Asked Questions and Resources
… to do so that we can provide guidance on proper consent language. What if my project is for exome/genome sequencing …
News Release
NIH expands its Encyclopedia of DNA Elements Project, which is creating a fundamental genomics resource scientists to study human health and disease.
… "We've sequenced the human genome, but it's written in a language that we don't understand. ENCODE is a way to learn the logic and grammar of that language, so that we can unlock the power of sequencing the …
Research at NHGRI
CRGGH uses genomic tools to understand the pathobiology of metabolic disorders, including obesity, hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, and kidney disease.
… and Other Resources SCARVAsnp SCARVAsnp is a C language program developed to detect rare variance within a … JL, Rotimi CN, Shriner D. Human ancestry correlates with language and reveals that race is not an objective genomic …