Last updated: September 07, 2012
ENCODE: Guidebook to the Human Genome
ENCODE: Guidebook to the Human Genome
ENCODE Project Background Resources
After a multi-year concerted effort by more than 440 researchers in 32 labs around the world, researchers have produced a more dynamic picture of the human genome that gives the first holistic view of how the human genome actually does its job.
During the new study, researchers linked more than 80 percent of the human genome sequence to a specific biological function and mapped more than 4 million regulatory regions where proteins specifically interact with the DNA. These findings represent a significant advance in understanding the precise and complex controls over the expression of genetic information within a cell.
The findings are reported in two papers appearing in the Sept. 5 online issue of Nature. Read the series of coordinated scientific reports published in Nature: www.nature.com/encode
General Press Materials
- NHGRI Press Release: Encode data describes function of human genome
ENCODE Telebriefing Audio [MP3 - 20 MB]- ENCODE Telebriefing Participant Bios
Video: ENCODE: The Encyclopedia Of DNA Elements- ENCODE on genome.gov: The ENCODE Project
- ENCODE on Facebook
- ENCODE on Twitter
- Video: An interview with Ewan Birney, Roderic Guigo and Tim Hubbard [Youtube.com/EMBLmedia]
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Related Press
- From the University of Washington: Millions of DNA switches that power human genome's operating system are discovered [washington.edu]
- From Science: Human Genome Is Much More Than Just Genes [news.sciencemag.org]
- From Penn State: Huge Human Gene Study Includes Penn State Research [live.psu.edu]
- From the University of Washington (Project Summary): Major advances made in compiling an encyclopedia of DNA elements; UW a key force in Project ENCODE
- From the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology: ENCODE continues process to translate book of life [hudsonalpha.org]
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