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New research provides a better understanding of some of the genetic and cellular changes in pathways and processes involved in Autism Spectrum Disorder.
… Buxbaum, Ph.D., Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York City, Mark Daly, Ph.D., Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, and their colleagues examined more than 14,000 DNA … . … Related Content … Researchers uncover new evidence revealing molecular paths to autism … New …
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A new method of targeting specific DNA sequences in zebrafish could accelerate the discovery of gene function and the identification of disease genes in humans.
… Steven Benowitz … A relatively new method of targeting specific DNA sequences in zebrafish … dramatically accelerate the discovery of gene function and the identification of disease genes in humans, according … to target and delete a particular sequence or to insert a new sequence into the DNA of animal-model embryos. The other …
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ASHG members selected Leslie G. Biesecker, M.D., a clinical and molecular geneticist and investigator with NHGRI, as their new president-elect for 2019.
… have selected Leslie G. Biesecker, M.D., a clinical and molecular geneticist and long-time investigator with the … National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), as their new president-elect. In 2019, Dr. Biesecker will become … for the HeLa Whole Genome Data Support Group in 2014. … A New Role … Related Content … Dr. Leslie Biesecker selected as …
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Researchers have released a new high-quality collection of reference human genome sequences that captures substantially more diversity from different human populations than what was previously available.
… More complete and sophisticated collection of genome sequences captures significantly more human diversity. … The new pangenome reference is a collection of different genomes … Darryl Leja, NHGRI. … Researchers have released a new high-quality collection of reference human genome …
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Researchers are trying to understand a process whose rules are constantly being written and rewritten by cancer's rogue cells: who will more likely relapse.
… oncologist's lexicon begin with the letter "r": remission and relapse. Many patients will hear the word remission - … a first for this type of AML - the researchers discovered new mutations occurring frequently in the relapse samples, … nature of cancer cells' genomes. After sifting through the new mutations, they discovered two important genes that, when …
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Researchers have created a promising new method to accurately and more comprehensively analyze and interpret DNA sequence information from cancer patients.
… … Media Availability Researchers have created a promising new method to accurately and, in some cases, more comprehensively analyze and … Institutes of Health, in addition to other organizations. Investigators at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, the …
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Two grants will support studies on genomic literacy among Africans relating to research conducted in Africa by African investigators.
… as it relates to research conducted in Africa by African investigators. The three-year grants are part of the Human Heredity and Health in Africa (H3Africa) program, funded by the … discussions with potential research participants and to new culturally appropriate educational strategies about …
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A new study by researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) is challenging traditional practices for validating DNA sequencing results.
… Steven Benowitz … A new study by researchers at the National Human Genome … DNA sequencing (NGS) methods are as accurate - and perhaps more accurate - than Sanger sequencing, a … molecules the cell needs to carry out its tasks. In the early 2000s, NGS began to supplant Sanger sequencing because …
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The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) has elected Elaine A. Ostrander, Ph.D., National Institutes of Health Distinguished Investigator as a new member.
… Institutes of Health Distinguished Investigator as a new member. … Dr. Ostrander is the chief of the Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch at the National Human Genome … honors that a scientist can receive.” She is one of 100 new members and 25 foreign associates. Elaine Ostrander, …
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In the February 2018 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights the new director of NHGRI's Division of Genome Sciences.
… a 'Center' (the National Center for Human Genome Research) and transitioned to full-fledged 'Institute' status. At age … … Carolyn M. Hutter, Ph.D., has been selected as the new Director of NHGRI's Division of Genome Sciences . She … founding Director of the Division until his retirement in early 2017. Dr. Hutter's background in genetics and …