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- Developmental Genotype-Tissue Expression (dGTEx)1
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About Genomics
NHGRI considers the ethical, legal and social aspect of genomics research in our work, including these key policy issues
Fact Sheet
Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers used state-of-the-art genomic sequencers to quickly sequence the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
… research on coronaviruses. Understanding the viral genome also allows researchers to update the vaccine if they …
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
​Genomics is helping us understand what makes each of us different and what makes us the same.
… the same. … Did you know that at the base-pair level your genome is 99.9 percent the same as all of the humans around … and what your risk might be for various diseases. But your genome doesn't entirely define you. Well before the … sequence generated by the Human Genome Project [see DNA Sequencing ], it became easier to determine differences among …
Educational Resources
Teaching tools to present the foundations of genomics to students and help them understand the impact of genomics in their lives.
Policy Issues
Scientists have edited genomes for many years, but CRISPR technology has improved the speed, cost, accuracy, and efficiency of genome editing
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… Techniques to modify DNA in the genome have existed for several decades, but the conversation about the science and ethics of genome editing has grown louder due to faster, cheaper, and … the popular media tends to focus on the potential use of genome editing in humans, the main application of this …
Policy Issues
Genome editing is a method that lets scientists change the DNA of many organisms, including plants, bacteria, and animals.
… Genome editing is a method that lets scientists change the … risk. Scientists use different technologies to do this. … Genome editing technologies enable scientists to make changes … add, or replace the DNA where it was cut. The first genome editing technologies were developed in the late 1900s. …
News Release
Healthcare professionals now have access to a range of educational and clinical genomics resources on the Genetics/Genomics Competency Center website
… thanks to a new partnership between the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National … develop the resources and technology that will accelerate genome research and its application to health care." G2C2 has …
News Release
NHGRI, NMNH and the NIH Foundation will present a symposium on the future of genomics, health, and the impact of genomics globally.
… Raymond MacDougall … The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), the Smithsonian's National … the NHGRI-NMNH collaboration on the exhibition, Genome: Unlocking Life's Code . The exhibition has begun a … visit: http://www.genome.gov/27558789/2014-news-release-genome-exhibition-to-depart-smithsonian-for-multicity-tour/ . …
Healthcare Provider Genomics Education Resource
This FAQ was designed to answer questions regarding how nurses integrate genomics into their education and practice.
… Messersmith, Ph.D. ISCC-PEG Co-Chair National Human Genome Research Institute National Institutes of Health … Institutes of Health, Special Volunteer-National Human Genome Research Institute Indianapolis, IN … Authors … …
Fact Sheets
Genome-wide association studies involve scanning markers across the genomes of many people to find genetic variations associated with a particular disease​.
… Genome-wide association studies involve scanning markers … variations associated with a particular disease. … A genome-wide association study is an approach that involves … researchers often need to take additional steps, such as sequencing DNA base pairs in that particular region of the …