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Shotgun sequencing is a laboratory technique for determining the DNA sequence of an organism's genome.
… is a laboratory technique for determining the DNA sequence of an organism's genome. … Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA), DNA Sequencing, Genome, Human Genome Project … for determining the DNA sequence of an organism’s genome. The method involves randomly breaking up the genome …
Talking Glossary
The genome reference sequence provides a general framework and is not the DNA sequence of a single person.
… Human Genome Reference Sequence … The genome reference sequence provides a general framework and is not the DNA sequence of a single person. … A human genome reference sequence is an accepted representation of … The genome reference sequence provides a general framework and is …
News Release
Scientists have published the first complete, gapless sequence of a human genome, two decades after the Human Genome Project produced the first draft human genome sequence.
… Scientists have published the first complete, gapless sequence of a human genome, two decades after the Human Genome Project produced … our DNA is critical for understanding the full spectrum of human genomic variation and for understanding the genetic … included leadership from researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National …
The Genomics Landscape
In the October 2019 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green focuses on recent efforts to make the human genome reference sequence useful to basic and clinical researchers and how increasing the representation of human genomic variation will remain key components of NHGRI’s Human Genome Reference Program.
… opening talk at the fourth annual International Summit in Human Genetics and Genomics at NIH last month. The month-long … at 12 p.m. ET, a poster session at the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) Annual Meeting held Oct. 15-19, 2019, a … The Genome: Unlocking Life's Code  exhibition is currently …
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.
… it live, the first seminar in the new Bold Predictions for Human Genomics by 2030 seminar series is now available for … Vision — Generating and analyzing a complete human genome sequence will be routine for any research laboratory, … 4:30 p.m. Prediction: The biological function(s) of every human gene will be known; for non-coding elements in the …
Research Funding
The Genome Sequencing Program uses genome sequencing to identify genes and genomic variants underlying human inherited disease.
… The Genome Sequencing Program is consists of the following … The NHGRI Genome Sequencing Program (GSP) has evolved from NIH's participation in the International Human Genome Sequencing Project (HGP). In addition to … to identify genes and genomic variants underlying human inherited disease across its full spectrum, including …
Research Funding
Coordinates activities across the Genome Sequencing Program components
… The National Human Genome Research Institute's Genome Sequencing Program Coordinating Center (GSPCC) was funded in 2016 to coordinate activities across the Genome Sequencing Program components. … and administrative activities including: Tracking genome sequencing and analysis costs; data production and …
About Genomics
The Human Genome Project was an inward voyage of discovery led by an international team of researchers looking to sequence and map all the genes of our species.
… The Human Genome Project (HGP) is one of the greatest scientific feats … in October 1990 and completed in April 2003, the Human Genome Project’s signature accomplishment – generating the first sequence of the human genome – provided fundamental … The Human Genome Project …
About Genomics
An interactive timeline listing key moments from the history of the project.
… Completed in April 2003, the Human Genome Project gave us the ability to read nature's complete … two published reports recommend creating an effort to sequence the human genome. The National Research Council … Human Genome Project Timeline … Completed in April 2003, the Human Genome Project gave us the ability to read nature's …
News Release
NIH researchers have sequenced the whole genome of a dog native to Sardinia, Italy, and discovered in it clues about the migration of humans to the area.
… of Health (NIH) researchers have sequenced the whole genome of a dog that is native to the mountains of Sardinia, … to the area. (A genome is an organism's complete DNA sequence.) The findings, by scientists at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of NIH, and …