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The Your Genome & You infographic introduces the basics of genetics and genomics, and how the science impacts our lives.
… health and supports your health decisions GENOME is just a fancy word for all your DNA Your GENOME contains all the instructions … sunlight or nature) affects your genome. We are learning new things about the human genome every day. Developed by the …
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A series focusing on a specific topic of genomic research by pairing an early career researcher funded under NHGRI’s Genomic Innovator Award Program with an established researcher whose own contributions have paved the way for the specific research area.
… Beginning September 2022, NHGRI will host a new seminar series based on its  Genomic Innovator Award … Q&A session. The sessions, which will be held via Zoom for the foreseeable future, will be open to the public and …
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An infographic that explains why it was so difficult to fully complete the human genome sequence.
… the human genome sequence? The Human Genome Project ended in 2003, but genomic researchers had not yet determined every … 92% of the sequence at that time. Why did they stop there? A woman sees an incomplete human genome sequence, with A, C, … place. Over the past two decades, researchers developed new technologies to read longer stretches of DNA - from only …
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For researchers interested in applying to the Genomic Innovator Award funding opportunity
… Date: October 31, 2020 Notice of Pre-Application Webinars for the NHGRI Genomic Innovator Award NOT-HG-20-053 … Funding … … The National Human Genome Research Institute hosted a pre-application webinar for researchers interested in applying to the Genomic Innovator Award funding …
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Among the 24 chromosomes that make up the human genome, the Y chromosome is unique for its highly repetitive structure. Scientists are studying the Y and its unusual features to better understand human health and disease.
… that make up the human genome, the Y chromosome is unique for its highly repetitive structure. Scientists are studying … and disease.     11 Neat Facts About the Y chromosome In the nucleus of each cell, DNA packaged in thread-like … .   In fertilization, sperm can contribute either an X or a Y chromosome, while eggs always contribute an X chromosome. …
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The X chromosome is part of sexual development and many other biological processes, including how some cats get their distinctive coat colors.
… coat colors.     … 10 Neat Facts About the X Chromosome   In the nucleus of a human cell, each DNA molecule is packaged into a long, … called autosomes .    The X and Y chromosomes are central for the process of sexual development, but other genes …