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NHGRI and George Mason University's Institute for Digital InnovAtion co-host the Computational Genomics Conference, on Wednesday, April 28, 2021.
… data science technologies are changing the landscape of genetic and genomic research. With resources like cloud … to investigate complex questions and work towards ensuring genetic and genomic advances benefit all. This workshop …
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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.
… DNA,” please visit our Talking Glossary of Genomic and Genetic Terms .   Dr. Stavnezer recently commented to us … This targeted approach would seek to improve the existing genetic linkage by focusing on sequencing what one critic of … improved our understanding of our genomes and genetic diseases in all of its complexity.  … The Human …
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NHGRI's History of Genomics Program will host a one-day conference to explore and celebrate the work of David Depew on July 29, 2021.
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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.