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Graduate Medical Education
An opportunity for a 4-to-8-week elective in the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) at the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, MD.
Educational Resources
An inherited trait is one that is genetically determined.
… encoded in DNA and passed from parent to offspring during reproduction. Inheritance is determined by the rules of …
Policy Issues
Most ethical discussions about genome editing center on human germline editing because changes are passed down to future generations.
Fact Sheet
Diversity among genomics research participants is essential for improving the health of everyone.
… changes. Factors displayed in the graphic include: reproduction, migration and random fluctuations. … The Big …
Genetic Disorders
Down syndrome is a chromosomal condition related to chromosome 21.
Policy Issues
Genome editing is a method that lets scientists change the DNA of many organisms, including plants, bacteria, and animals.
About Genomics
A introduction to basic concepts in genomics to help you understand your genome, how it works, and how it impacts your health.
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.
Fact Sheets
Chromosomes are thread-like structures located inside the nucleus of animal and plant cells.