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About Genomics
In 2003, an accurate and complete human genome sequence was finished two years ahead of schedule and at a cost less than the original estimated budget.
… In 2003, an accurate and complete human genome sequence was finished and made available to scientists and researchers two years ahead of the original Human Genome Project schedule and at a cost less than the original estimated budget. … This …
News Release
The Clinical Sequencing Exploratory Research Consortium has offered an ethical framework to guide pediatricians in pursuing clinical sequencing studies.
… Bruce Agnew … More than many other diagnostic technologies, genome sequencing carries the possibility of incidental or "secondary" findings that can reveal …
The Genomics Landscape
In the April 7, 2022 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., highlights the Telomere-to-Telomere (T2T) consortium's publishing of a collection of papers that reported the first truly complete sequence of the human genome.
… The beginning of spring brings some good budgetary news for NIH and NHGRI. … significance of their results.     …   In 2003, the Human Genome Project ended with the generation of an essentially … approach of using the best-available technologies for sequencing DNA and pushing them to their absolute limits. In …
The Genomics Landscape
In the February 12, 2021 edition of The Genomics Landscape, Dr. Eric Green talks about the 20-year anniversary of the publications that reported the draft human genome sequence.
… serve as President Biden’s science advisor and director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy … Vision — Generating and analyzing a complete human genome sequence will be routine for any research laboratory, … technologies and the resulting reductions in the cost of DNA sequencing has enabled genome sequencing to …
The Genomics Landscape
In the January 2018 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green features the NIH Intramural Sequencing Center.
… Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D. … Happy New Year! The arrival of 2018 brings great anticipation about what this year might … and the field of genomics.   … The  NIH Intramural Sequencing Center  (NISC) sits on the top floor of a research … essentially unchanged in >20 years: provide contemporary genome-sequencing capabilities for intramural researchers at …
The Genomics Landscape
In the July 2019 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green reflects on the milestones of the Newborn Sequencing in Genomic Medicine and Public Health (NSIGHT) Program as it reaches completion.
… experts, healthcare professionals, and interested members of the public. Specifically, the discussions will focus on … updates and monitor the ‘Genomics2020’ calendar . … The  Genome: Unlocking Life's Code  exhibition is currently … additional funding. These efforts will continue to examine cost-effectiveness and diagnostic rates for genome sequence …
Policy Issues
Scientists have edited genomes for many years, but CRISPR technology has improved the speed, cost, accuracy, and efficiency of genome editing ​
… Techniques to modify DNA in the genome have existed for several decades, but the conversation about the science and ethics of genome editing has grown louder due to faster, cheaper, … technology has brought major improvements to the speed, cost, accuracy, and efficiency of genome editing. The history …
The Genomics Landscape
In the October 6, 2022 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., celebrates the 25th anniversary of the NIH Intramural Sequencing Center (NISC). a well-respected and highly used large-scale DNA sequencing center that exemplifies the evolution of the field of genomics and the ever-increasing abilities to produce prodigious amounts of genomic data.
… operating based on last year’s budget — awaiting passage of a new budget for the current fiscal year. The CR allows … setting.     …   As the sun came up on 1997, the Human Genome Project (then in its seventh of 13 years) was adding … sequence to public databases weekly, as large-scale DNA sequencing had advanced substantially. At that time, it …
The Genomics Landscape
In the October 2024 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green welcomes James Thomas as the new director for NIH Intramural Sequencing Center (NISC).
… class at Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia. Since most of the students in attendance are not majoring in the … website . Applications close in January.   All the best, … Genome-wide detection of somatic mosaicism at short tandem … about having access to the latest, most efficient, and cost-effective genomic technologies. We give them a spark to …
News Release
Researchers and clinicians are sequencing human genomes faster than ever, so considering the societal implications of genomic data is even crucial.
… Lockhart, Ph.D., program director, all in NHGRI's Division of Genomics and Society; and Cristina Kapustij, M.S., Sonya … Implications (ELSI) Research Program at the National Human Genome Research Institute, launched in 1990 with the … factors to consider. Now, researchers and clinicians are sequencing human genomes faster than ever, so considering the …