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More research must be done to understand the interactions of ancient genes with modern environments.
… Africans and people of African descent. Mutations in the gene APOL1 , for example, evolved to offer protection against … been made but more research must be done to understand the interactions of ancient genes with modern environments," said … diaspora … More research must be done to understand the interactions of ancient genes with modern environments. … …
News Release
Oral history videos feature conversations with genomics researchers and an interactive discussion with the institute's three directors.
About Genomics
An interactive timeline listing key moments from the history of the project.
… first tool that researchers use to find a disease-causing gene. These maps identify the general area of the chromosome that contains the gene.  1995 Human Genome Project researchers publish a …
For Patients and Families
​Clinical research is research conducted with human subjects, or material of human origin, in which the researcher directly interacts with human subjects.
… to determine the specific genetic mutations (changes in gene sequence) that caused the normal, healthy cells to … will enable the development of effective and reliable gene-based diagnostic tests, and can lay the foundation for …
Talking Glossary
Genetics is the branch of biology concerned with the study of inheritance, including the interplay of genes, DNA variation and their interactions with environmental factors.
… including the interplay of genes, DNA variation and their interactions with environmental factors. … Genetics is the … including the interplay of genes, DNA variation and their interactions with environmental factors. … Genetics is the … including the interplay of genes, DNA variation and their interactions with environmental factors. … Talking Glossary …
Educational Resources
Genetic counseling is the professional interaction between a healthcare provider with specialized knowledge of genetics and an individual or family.
Educational Resources
Autism is a developmental brain disorder characterized by impaired social interactions, communication problems, and repetitive behaviors.
… brain disorder characterized by impaired social interactions, communication problems, and repetitive … brain disorder characterized by impaired social interactions, communication problems, and repetitive …
Fact Sheets
Genomics is the study of all of a person's genes (the genome), including interactions of those genes with each other and with the person's environment.
… study of all of a person's genes (the genome), including interactions of those genes with each other and with the person's environment.. … Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is the chemical … the information needed to build the entire human body. A gene traditionally refers to the unit of DNA that carries the …
Educational Resources
Genetic epidemiology is a relatively new medical discipline that seeks to understand how genetic factors interact with the environment in the context of disease in populations.
… seeks to understand how genetic factors interact with the environment in the context of disease in populations. … … disease. In many cases, the interaction of genes with the environment is also measured. Genetic epidemiologists seek to … seeks to understand how genetic factors interact with the environment in the context of disease in populations. … …
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.