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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.
… Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D. … As is likely the case for many of your organizations, NHGRI and NIH are starting to bring … a White House event to announce the completion of a draft sequence of the human genome. The ceremony took place in the East Room of the …
About Genomics
In 2003, an accurate and complete human genome sequence was finished two years ahead of schedule and at a cost less than the original estimated budget.
… In 2003, an accurate and complete human genome sequence was finished and made available to scientists and researchers two years ahead of the original Human Genome Project schedule and at a cost …
Event
On March 1, 2018, over 65 basic research, clinical, and bioinformatic scientists in the genomics community convened for a four-hour web meeting on NHGRI-funded components of the Genome Reference Consortium (GRC).
… for a four-hour web meeting on NHGRI-funded components of the Genome Reference Consortium (GRC). The GRC is an essential resource … key research and resource opportunities for improving the human reference activities necessary to keep the reference …
Fact Sheets
Data used to estimate the cost of sequencing the human genome over time since the Human Genome Project.
… and for establishing the DNA sequencing capacity of the NHGRI Genome Sequencing Program. Here, NHGRI provides … relative to two metrics: (1) "Cost per Megabase of DNA Sequence" - the cost of determining one megabase (Mb; a … 're-sequencing' of the human genome, where an available reference human genome sequence is available to serve as a …
Infographic
An infographic that explains why we need a new human pangenome reference.
… … The original human genome reference sequence is outdated. The original human genome reference … as researchers fixed errors and filled in missing regions of the genome, it only reflected data generated from about 20 …
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
Advances in genomics are reducing the cost of genome sequencing by a million-fold.
… Advances in genomics are reducing the cost of genome sequencing by a million-fold. … Did you know that … together in varying orders. To study the exact order (or sequence ) of someone's DNA, researchers follow three major … they use computers to compare the sequence of the DNA to a reference sequence (for example, of the human genome), in …
Educational Resources
The Human Genome Project was an international project that mapped and sequenced the entire human genome.
… Human Genome Project … The Human Genome Project was an … well as its groundbreaking approach for the free release of genomic data well ahead of publication, leading to a new ethos for data sharing in …
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.
… the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), have produced the first end-to-end DNA sequence of a human chromosome. The results, published today … care.” After nearly two decades of improvements, the reference sequence of the human genome is the most accurate …
The Genomics Landscape
In the April 7, 2022 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., highlights the Telomere-to-Telomere (T2T) consortium's publishing of a collection of papers that reported the first truly complete sequence of the human genome.
… The beginning of spring brings some good budgetary news for NIH and NHGRI. … ended with the generation of an essentially complete sequence of the human genome. The project took the practical … further used this newly completed genome sequence as a reference to discover over 2 million additional genomic …
Infographic
An infographic that explains why it was so difficult to fully complete the human genome sequence.
… Why was it so difficult to fully complete the human genome sequence? The Human Genome Project ended in … had not yet determined every last base (or letter) of the human genome sequence. Instead, they had only …