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About Genomics
An interactive timeline listing key moments from the history of the project.
… Project gave us the ability to read nature's complete genetic blueprint for a human. This interactive timeline … Huntingdon's disease, neurofibromatosis and other genetic disorders. More Francis Collins' Statement in … ahead of schedule. The goals include creating detailed genetic and physical maps, developing efficient strategies …
Fact Sheet
Eugenics is the scientifically erroneous and immoral theory of “racial improvement” and “planned breeding,”
… complex diseases and disorders were solely the outcome of genetic inheritance. The implementation of eugenics … bioethicists were aware of how past eugenic movements used genetic information to ostracize historically marginalized … of revolutionary advances in medicine, anatomy and statistics during the 18th and 19th centuries. Charles …
Fact Sheet
Genomic research has been central to understanding and combating the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic.
… PCR tests use primers that match a segment of the virus’s genetic material. This allows many copies of that material to … not contain any virus or that there is too little viral genetic material in the sample to be detected. … How does … dyes to the PCR process to measure the amount of genetic material in a sample. In this instance, healthcare …
Profile
Reflecting on his NIH career, Dr. Smith recounts his journey from researcher to program director in a conversation with NHGRI science writer Sonja Soo, Ph.D. He looks ahead to a retirement filled with traveling, spending time with friends and family, playing pickleball and brewing ale.
… about the prospects, fears, controversy and boundaries of genetic engineering. The subject of my term paper together … group developed new technologies and techniques for human genetic studies. We worked on developing methods for mapping … study science, earning a bachelor's degree in zoology and statistics from the University of Georgia and a doctorate …
Explainer
Appropriate use of population descriptors in research is a critical scientific issue that is important for advancing genomic science and improving healthcare across human populations.
… three common population descriptors — race, ethnicity and genetic ancestry — which are often used to distinguish groups … the public on the distinctions between race, ethnicity and genetic ancestry, and to advance the use of population … group using a specific analytical approach, such as using statistics to look at the frequency of DNA variants across …
The Genomics Landscape
In the October 2019 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green focuses on recent efforts to make the human genome reference sequence useful to basic and clinical researchers and how increasing the representation of human genomic variation will remain key components of NHGRI’s Human Genome Reference Program.
… participants understand the prevalence and basis of genetic diseases in their nations and the associated public … understanding human health. The second video looks at the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA), the federal … that protects Americans from discrimination based on their genetic information in both health insurance and employment …
The Genomics Landscape
In the January 2024 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green announces the appointment of Dr. Adam Phillippy as the founding director of the Center for Genomics and Data Science Research (CGDSR).
… apply computational approaches to analyze large sets of genetic and genomic data, with an emphasis on identifying the … The meeting also covered the roles that geneticists and genetic counselors may play in implementing population … how to apply. … Genomics Research NIH researchers create genetic atlas detailing early stages of zebrafish development …
The Genomics Landscape
In the January 2025 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green announces the appointment of Erin Ramos as the new director of the Division of Genome Sciences (DGSci).
… We just updated our Talking Glossary of Genomic and Genetic Terms with several new entries, including genetic architecture , long-read DNA sequencing , and … hundreds of polygenic risk scores (PRSs), which are genetic tests that can be used to estimate a person’s risk of …
About Genomics
Appropriate use of population descriptors in scientific research is critical for the advancement of genomic science and human health for all.
… population descriptors in genetics and genomics research … Genetic and genomic information has become far more accessible, and research using human genetic data has grown exponentially over the past decade. … to capture the complex patterns of continuous human genetic variation. … The Division of Genomics and Society …
Event
On January 25, 2023, the National Human Genome Research Institute will hold a roundtable on social and behavioral genomics.
… GWAS of educational attainment” by the Social Science Genetic Association Consortium Problems with Using … Lucas J. Matthews Social by Nature by Catherine Bliss Genetic ancestry testing among white nationalists: From … science by Aaron Panofsky and Joan Donovan Getting genetic ancestry right for science and society by Anna C. F. …