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For Teachers
Lesson plan based on an award-winning DNA from the Beginning website, an animated primer on the basics of DNA, genes and heredity.
News Release
Investigators with The Cancer Genome Atlas Research Network have identified new potential therapeutic targets for a major form of bladder cancer.
… DNA from viruses - notably, from HPV16, a form of the virus responsible for cervical cancer - was found in bladder …
News Release
TCF1 (for T cell factor-1) is essential for the creation and persistence of disease-fighting antibodies in the bloodstream.
… transgenic mice infected with lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV), a widely used laboratory virus, TCF1 proved vital to creating and maintaining TFH …
The Genomics Landscape
In the May 2018 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights the Human Genome Project receiving the 2017 Prince Mahidol Award.
… Neutralizing Antibodies Protect Monkeys from HIV-Like Virus Epstein-Barr Virus Protein Can "Switch On" Risk Genes for Autoimmune …
Administrative
The Information Technology Branch provides leadership and service for information technology resources at NHGRI.
… assurance and security policies. ITB also provides anti-virus software information. Policy and Technology ITB ensures …
News Release
NIH researchers have identified a gene that makes yeast resistant to a lethal toxin.
… study, NHGRI researchers analyzed yeast infected with a virus that causes the yeast to secrete a lethal toxin called K28. The virus does not negatively affect the infected yeast. Instead, …
Fact Sheets
Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is a technique used to "amplify" small segments of DNA.
Policy Issues
Synthetic biology is a field of science that involves redesigning organisms for useful purposes by engineering them to have new abilities.
…  showed that it was possible to create the polio virus from scratch and brought attention to the risk that … genome editing technologies. As the synthesis of the polio virus demonstrates, there are also biosecurity concerns …
News Release
ENCODE program directors in the Division of Genome Sciences turned to Reddit to answer questions from the Reddit community.
… looked at ENCODE samples from cells immortalized with a virus (EBV) and analyzed the viral DNA in the data (ENCODE …
FAQ
Addressing the COVID-19 pandemic and what it means to the pediatric mitochondrial disease community.
… When children with mitochondrial disease get sick with any virus, this experience can be life-threatening, as their …