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Shotgun sequencing is a laboratory technique for determining the DNA sequence of an organism's genome.
… A computer program looks for overlaps in the DNA sequences, using them to reassemble the fragments in their …
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
Advances in genomics are reducing the cost of genome sequencing by a million-fold.
… the DNA; (2) read the sequence; and (3) compare to other sequences. First they use chemical methods to purify, then, … improving the accuracy of the reference " human genome sequences " that everyone can use for comparing newly generated human genome sequences. Powerful new computer-based methods for analyzing …
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DNA sequencing is a laboratory technique used to determine the exact sequence of bases (A, C, G, and T) in a DNA molecule.
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Coordinates activities across the Genome Sequencing Program components
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Estimated cost of sequencing the human genome over time since the Human Genome Project.
… aided by the availability of available 'reference' sequences of the human genome, which play an important role … driver of the costs associated with generating genome sequences relates to data quality. That quality is heavily … associated with high costs. In fact, most human genome sequences produced today are 'draft sequences' (sometimes …
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Data used to estimate the cost of sequencing the human genome over time since the Human Genome Project.
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Funded in 2016 to harmonize, access, and analyze the data produced by the sequencing centers.
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The Clinical Sequencing Exploratory Research Consortium has offered an ethical framework to guide pediatricians in pursuing clinical sequencing studies.
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DNA sequencing determines the order of the four chemical building blocks - called "bases" - that make up the DNA molecule.
… delay and metabolic diseases. Comparing the genome sequences of different types of animals and organisms, such …
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Researchers, clinicians, and computational biologists meet to consider future opportunities for NHGRI's Genome Sequencing Program.