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About Genomics

An interactive timeline listing key moments from the history of the project.

… achievements, Dr. Watson’s career was also punctuated by a number of offensive and scientifically erroneous comments … us the ability to read nature's complete genetic blueprint for a human. This interactive timeline lists key moments from … hold the " Genome Sequencing Workshop " in Santa Fe, New Mexico, to assess the feasibility of pursuing a Human …

Events

A Quarter Century after the Human Genome Project's Launch: Lessons Beyond the Base Pairs

October 1, 2015 marked the 25th anniversary of the launch of the Human Genome Project. To commemorate this anniversary, NHGRI hosted a seminar series.

… the Human Genome Project. To commemorate this anniversary in a fashion that showcases the rich history of the Human Genome Project and the field of genomics over the last quarter-century, the NHGRI History of …

Genomics Teaching Tool

Strawberry DNA Extraction

An activity that demonstrates how DNA can be isolated from a strawberry using common household items.

… DNA, is the molecule that controls everything that happens in the cell. DNA contains instructions that direct the … activities of cells and, ultimately, the body. With only a few household items, you can extract DNA from strawberries … strawberries is super easy, allowing you to learn about genomics. Join NHGRI Director Eric Green and social media …

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Social and Behavioral Research Branch Seminar Series

The purpose of this semi-annual lecture series is to bring distinguished researchers whose work sits at the interaction of genomics and the social and behavioral sciences to speak to the NIH community.

… and Behavioral Research Branch (SBRB) Seminar Series is a semi-annual lecture. Its purpose is to bring distinguished … researchers whose work sits at the interaction of genomics and the social and behavioral sciences to speak to … researchers whose work sits at the interaction of genomics and the social and behavioral sciences to speak to …

Policy Issues

Timeline of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA)

The GINA is an important U.S. civil rights law that protects individuals from discrimination based on their genetic information.

… first introduced into the U.S. Congress in the 1990s at a time when genetic testing and genetics research was taking … Louise Slaughter , a Congresswoman and scientist from New York, introduces a bill called H.R. 2748 , "Genetic … prohibit the use of genetic information to set premiums for health insurance. Finally, the bill would ban health …

News Release

Intramural trainees represent NHGRI at 2015 plain language competition

NHGRI and other NIH institutes recently participated in the high-energy science communications contest called the Three-minute Talk.

… the National Institutes of Health recently participated in a high-energy science communications contest called the … Training Office director and senior investigator for NHGRI's Genetic Disease Research Branch. "These … Science at Stony Brook University, State University of New York. They also received tips on speaking in plain …

Timeline

Eugenics: Its Origin and Development (1883 - Present)

A timeline highlighting key moments in the development of eugenics, with a focus on the American eugenics movement.

… Gregor Mendel to support the idea of “racial improvement.” In their quest for a perfect society, eugenicists labelled many people as …