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Genomics 101
Find out how the rapidly emerging field of genomics is transforming our understanding of human health and enabling advances that benefit all of humankind.
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
Genomics is empowering farmers to improve the food supply.
… shown that consuming GMO plants does not pose any more risk to humans than eating non-GMO plants, but the … work closely with others from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , the U.S. Department of …
For Teachers
The Your Genome & You infographic introduces the basics of genetics and genomics, and how the science impacts our lives.
Fact Sheets
Estimated cost of sequencing the human genome over time since the Human Genome Project.
Fact Sheet
Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers used state-of-the-art genomic sequencers to quickly sequence the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
… to analyze the virus and better understand how it causes disease. The speed of this crucial first step enabled the …
News Release
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) question advertisements by direct-to-consumer genetic ancestry kits that claim to know what it really means to be American Indian.
Fact Sheets
A biological pathway is a series of actions among molecules in a cell that leads to a certain product or a change in the cell.
… something goes wrong in a pathway, the result can be a disease such as cancer or diabetes. … There are many types of …  … Researchers are able to learn a lot about human disease from studying biological pathways. Identifying what … pathway can provide clues about what goes wrong when a disease strikes. For example, researchers may compare certain …
Staff
Dr. Randy Chandler is an associate investigator in the Organic Acid Research Section of the Metabolic Medicine Branch in NHGRI.
… acidemia (MMA), propionic acidemia (PA), and Niemann-Pick Disease, Type C1. His preclinical proof-of-principal studies … efforts to develop AAV gene therapy to treat Niemann-Pick Disease, Type C1 disease, a rare and lethal inherited neurological disorder. …
News Release
The Human Genome Project has been awarded the 2017 Prince Mahidol Award for ground-breaking advances in the field of medicine.
… tools for understanding the genetic factors in human disease, paving the way for new strategies for disease diagnosis, treatment and prevention. "I am honored to … problems, transforming the study of human biology and disease. Particularly gratifying has been the ability to …
News
NHGRI launched a new round of strategic planning to establish a 2020 vision for genomics research that will accelerate scientific and medical breakthroughs.
… and enable novel applications to human health and disease. "In developing an updated vision for genomics, we … of genomics to specific areas of biology and human disease have matured considerably, evolving into important … basic genomics and genomic technologies; genomics of disease; genomic and precision medicine; genomic data …