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Policy Issues
This glossary contains definitions for commonly used terms (such as "bill", "statute", "regulation" and more) found in the Genome Statue and Legislative Database.
Fact Sheet
Eugenics is the scientifically erroneous and immoral theory of “racial improvement” and “planned breeding,”
Educational Resources
Step-by-step instructions and printable folding paper included in the downloadable document.
Fact Sheet
With increasing complexity in genomic data, researchers are turning to artificial intelligence and machine learning as ways to identify meaningful patterns for healthcare and research purposes.
… learning. Using deep learning to improve the function of gene editing tools such as CRISPR . These are just a few …
Outreach
Frequently asked questions about National DNA Day - a unique day when students, teachers, and the public can learn more about genetics and genomics.
Fact Sheets
Comparative genomics is a field of biological research in which researchers compare the complete genome sequences of different species.
… to life and highlights genomic signals that control gene function across many species. It helps us to further … and off. Precisely which protein is produced by any given gene is determined by the sequence in which four building … Comparisons of nearly 50 bird species' genomes revealed a gene network that underlies singing in birds and that may …
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
Genomics is helping us understand what makes each of us different and what makes us the same.
… For many years, students were taught that one dominant gene controlled brown or blue eyes and that blue-eyed parents … contribute to eye color . It is the combination of these gene variants in a person's genome that produces the … is due to one of three single-base changes in a particular gene). But a large study that started in 2012 has shown that …
News Release
DNA Day Reddit “Ask Me Anything” prompts rousing discussion.
… or multiple generations. We have two copies of every gene (except for those found only on the Y chromosome), and … that a person can have one defective copy of the related gene and one normal copy of the gene and won’t show any effects at all from the defective …
News Release
NHGRI hosted a CRISPR "Ask Me Anything" with Jennifer Doudna, Ph.D., reaching 10.5 million people worldwide.
… there to tackle some of the ethics questions related to gene editing. Here, we recap the event (or you can check out … proteins in human cells is an important finding. When gene therapies reached clinical trials in the late 1990's, … the discovery of CRISPR has brought the promises of using gene editing technology to cure debilitating and …
Fact Sheets
DNA sequencing determines the order of the four chemical building blocks - called "bases" - that make up the DNA molecule.
… and importantly, sequence data can highlight changes in a gene that may cause disease. In the DNA double helix, the … Another National Institutes of Health program examines how gene activity is controlled in different tissues and the role of gene regulation in disease. Ongoing and planned large-scale …