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Dr. Heidi Sofia served as a program director in the Division of Genomic Medicine at the National Human Genome Research Institute from 2010-2023.
… L.E., Liesegang, H., Mascher, T. The third pillar of bacterial signal transduction: classification of the … Korner, H., Sofia, H.J., and Zumft, W.G. Phylogeny of the bacterial superfamily of Crp-Fnr transcription regulators: …
Healthcare Provider Genomics Education Resource
An FAQ designed to help healthcare professionals understand the diverse landscape of direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing and the benefits and limitations of these tests.
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Genetics refers to the study of genes and their roles in inheritance. Genomics refers to the study of all of a person's genes (the genome).
… from a single, common ancestor. For example, when a single bacterial cell copies its DNA and divides thousands of times, … the same DNA and will be clones of the common ancestor bacterial cell. Gene cloning involves manipulations to make …
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Dr. Keith McKenney is a scientific review officer at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI).
… biotechnology company that develops methods to inactivate pathogens in human biotherapeutics. From 1998-2005, he was a …
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The Human Genome Project has been awarded the 2017 Prince Mahidol Award for ground-breaking advances in the field of medicine.
… influenzae type b, also known as Hib, the leading cause of bacterial meningitis among U.S. children under the age of 5. …
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Researchers recommend genomic approaches to discovering inherited variants in one or a handful of genes that affect an individual's rare disease risk.
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As researchers uncover millions of DNA differences in genes, doctors struggle to know which of these inherited differences, called variants, really matter.
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A new study offers insights into why some people's hair goes gray in response to a serious illness or chronic stress.
… Biology . … When a body is under attack from a viral or bacterial infection, the body's innate immune system kicks …
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Scientists are using an exciting gene editing tool called CRISPR/Cas9 to protect plants from harmful DNA viruses, strengthening the plant's protections.
… how these scientists inserted the code for an ancient bacterial immune system into a plant's genome to successfully …
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Valentina Di Francesco is NHGRI's Chief Data Science Strategist and Director of the Office of Genomic Data Science within the NHGRI Office of the Director.