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Event
NHGRI hosts a virtual Q&A with science journalist Angela Saini, author of “Superior: The Return of Race Science” on Thursday, July 23, 2020.
… Angela Saini: Race, gender and genetics … NHGRI hosts a virtual Q&A with science journalist Angela Saini, author of … Race Science” on Thursday, July 23, 2020. … NHGRI hosts a virtual Q&A with science journalist Angela Saini, author of …
Fact Sheets
Estimated cost of sequencing the human genome over time since the Human Genome Project.
… figures that mean the same thing to all people because, in reality, different researchers, research institutions, and … overhead, utilities, salaries, data analyses, etc.). In reality, there are often differences in what gets included …
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Genomic variation accounts for some of the differences among people, including important aspects of their health and susceptibility to diseases.
… it only accounts for single-nucleotide differences. In reality, any two peoples’ genomes are, on average, ~99.6% … sequence is shown for the purposes of simplification, in reality, each person actually has two genome sequences (one …
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.
… and genomic medicine. In April 2021, NHGRI hosted a virtual workshop on machine learning in genomics which put …
News Release
NHGRI hosted a CRISPR "Ask Me Anything" with Jennifer Doudna, Ph.D., reaching 10.5 million people worldwide.
… cure debilitating and life-threatening diseases closer to reality, but with those promises come concerns that it could …
Fact Sheets
Genomics is the study of all of a person's genes (the genome), including interactions of those genes with each other and with the person's environment.
Outreach
Five pieces from the Genome: Unlocking Life’s Code exhibition are now on display at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) campus in Bethesda, MD.
… Code exhibition into your home and classroom.  Take a virtual tour of the exhibition and explore the various … moderated. … Exhibition History … Educational Programs … Virtual Tour … NIH Display of Genome: Unlocking Life’s Code …
Profile
After a lifelong obsession with completing things, Adam Phillippy has helped in the final completion of the human genome sequence. The researcher talks about his life path to genomics, his relationship with perfection and his next big thing.
… that helped make the Human Genome Project’s goal a reality, Phillippy ended up at one of the key origins of the …
Lesson Plans
The microbiome lesson plans were inspired by lectures and resources on the microbiome offered at the National Human Genome Research Institute’s (NHGRI) Short Course in Genomics.
… Biology Northern Virginia Community College   Microbiome Virtual Lab Exploration! Joshua Farr, M.Ed. Mica Mountain …
Fact Sheets
Chromosomes are thread-like structures located inside the nucleus of animal and plant cells.