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Virtual Exhibit
The Human Genome Project changed traditional understandings of how and why scientific research is conducted. It was, however, not without its detractors. Early in 1990, there was an effort to stop funding for the nascent Human Genome Project, in the form of a letter writing campaign.
… professionals in science and medicine towards the field of genomics. Their argument stemmed from a belief, shared by … a division amongst genomicists and the focus of the genomics field that existed at the time, and to some extent … these two approaches exist more harmoniously as both genomics and genetics continues to become more integrated in …
Events
October 1, 2015 marked the 25th anniversary of the launch of the Human Genome Project. To commemorate this anniversary, NHGRI hosted a seminar series.
… rich history of the Human Genome Project and the field of genomics over the last quarter-century, the NHGRI History of Genomics Program is hosting a seminar series entitled "A …
Genomics Teaching Tool
An activity that demonstrates how DNA can be isolated from a strawberry using common household items.
… strawberries is super easy, allowing you to learn about genomics. Join NHGRI Director Eric Green and social media … instructions on how to extract DNA from a strawberry. … Genomics Teaching Tool … Strawberry DNA Extraction … … isolated from a strawberry using common household items. … Genomics Teaching Tool …
Educational Resources
Step-by-step instructions and printable folding paper included in the downloadable document.
Historical Collections
The NHGRI History of Genomics Program produced this series of virtual exhibits using archival materials from our own special collections to tell interesting and important stories from the Human Genome Project and the larger history of genomics.
… The NHGRI History of Genomics Program produced this series of virtual exhibits … from the Human Genome Project and the larger history of genomics. … View the Exhibits … Virtual Exhibits … Virtual Exhibits … The NHGRI History of Genomics Program produced this series of virtual exhibits …
Virtual Exhibit
The Gene Sweepstakes — or GeneSweep as it became popularly known — was a three-year-long, sweepstakes-style contest organized by British bioinformatician Ewan Birney, Ph.D., of the European Bioinformatics Institute. Scientists participated in the contest by betting on the total number of protein-coding genes that would be identified in the human genome sequence generated by the Human Genome Project.
… the bets as of May 2000. (From NHGRI History of Genomics Archive). … … Transcript: I was this sort of young, … on Genome Sequencing and Biology. (From NHGRI History of Genomics Archive).   At the annual Cold Spring Harbor … located behind associated Tab I. (From NHGRI History of Genomics Archive). … Every contest needs rules, and GeneSweep …
Event
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.
… 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 … researchers whose work sits at the interaction of genomics and the social and behavioral sciences to speak to …
News Release
NHGRI and other NIH institutes recently participated in the high-energy science communications contest called the Three-minute Talk.
… student, Elnitski group, Translational and Functional Genomics Branch) ; Shurjo Sen, (Research Fellow, Gibbons … group, Metabolic, Cardiovascular, and Inflammatory Disease Genomics Branch). Using plain language is challenging for …