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The Genomics Landscape
In the November 4, 2021 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., details how NHGRI researchers are emphasizing the need for diversity in genomics.
… the while recognizing that he never completely left the ‘genome nest’ while serving as NIH Director. All the best, … Day . From mid-November until Thanksgiving, tweets from @genome_gov using the hashtag #FamilyHealthDay2021 will … to increase effective gene therapies for rare diseases Genome: Unlocking Life's Code October 2021 newsletter The …
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
Genomics is helping us understand what makes each of us different and what makes us the same.
… the same. … Did you know that at the base-pair level your genome is 99.9 percent the same as all of the humans around … and what your risk might be for various diseases. But your genome doesn't entirely define you. Well before the … between people. When scientists agreed to use the one "reference" human genome sequence generated by the Human …
The Genomics Landscape
In the December 2018 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green recaps progress from NHGRI strategic planning process events in 2018.
… session prior to the official start of the Advances in Genome Biology and Technology Meeting on February 27, 2019 in Marco Island, Florida. … The Genome: Unlocking Life's Code exhibition is currently … at a meeting of the National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research, NHGRI's new strategic planning process …
Educational Resources
Genetic drift is a mechanism of evolution. It refers to random fluctuations in the frequencies of alleles from generation to generation due to chance events.
Educational Resources
The genome is the entire set of genetic instructions found in a cell.
… Genome … The genome is the entire set of genetic instructions found in a cell. … Genome, Genomics, DNA Sequence, Human Genome Project, Genes … The genome is the entire set of DNA …
The Genomics Landscape
In the March 3, 2022 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., highlights the new fact sheets produced by the institute's Communications and Public Liaison Branch.
… Disease Genomics, Centers for Mendelian Genomics, Whole Genome Sequencing in Psychiatric Disorders, Convergent … the Genotype-Tissue Expression project, Human Pangenome Reference Consortium, Population Architecture Using Genomics … and hundreds of thousands of views on NHGRI’s website, genome.gov, indicating that they are becoming an …
The Genomics Landscape
In the September 2021 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., details how social media provides NHGRI staff with a space to talk about their work, make genomics topics easy to understand, and show how genomics can positively affect people.
… was released in parallel with a companion RFI focused on reference material gaps for radiology. Responses are … as genomic medicine, polygenic risk scores, bioethics, genome sequencing, diversity of the genomics workforce, and … topics that are detailed in available factsheets on genome.gov, including gifs and imagery to make the topics fun …
The Genomics Landscape
In the March 2024 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green spotlights the Centers of Excellence in Genomic Science (CEGS) Program evaluation.
… findings of the CEGS Program evaluation can be found on genome.gov , but several high-level summary features deserve … on April 25 to commemorate the completion of the Human Genome Project and the discovery of DNA's double-helix … a DNA Day event is encouraged to register the event on genome.gov. There, you can also download materials from a …
The Genomics Landscape
In the September 2023 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green, recaps the April 2023 virtual reunion of the leaders of the five genome-sequencing centers (G5), where they tell the untold story on how they ushered the Human Genome Project across the finish line in 2003.
… 100th meeting of the National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research (NACHGR) will take place on September 18 and … demonstrate the importance of looking at the entire genome, not just the parts that code for protein, when … the 20 th anniversary of the completion of the Human Genome Project (HGP) – a major milestone in the history of …
Talking Glossary
LOH (short for “loss of heterozygosity”) refers to a type of mutation that results in the loss of one copy of a segment of DNA (typically containing a gene or group of genes).
… a gene or group of genes). For most parts of the genome, human cells have two copies of any genomic segment — …