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The Your Genome & You infographic introduces the basics of genetics and genomics, and how the science impacts our lives.

… Your Genome & You infographic introduces the basics of genetics and genomics, and how the science impacts our … and Engagement in Genomics. To find out more about genetics and genomics, visit www.genome.gov. … What is it? … Life Genes in Life is a place to learn about all the ways genetics is a part of your life. On this site you will learn …

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The Human Genome Project is simply a bad idea

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.

… approaches exist more harmoniously as both genomics and genetics continues to become more integrated in everyday …

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X Chromosome Infographic

The X chromosome is part of sexual development and many other biological processes, including how some cats get their distinctive coat colors.

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Gene Sweepstakes (GeneSweep)

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.

… papers about their predictions in the same issue of Nature Genetics. The striking difference in their predictions …