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15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
Genomics is transforming how we study, diagnose and treat cancer.
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
Genomics helps us understand evolution and protect our biological ecosystems.
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
Genomics is ending diagnostic odysseys for patients with rare diseases.
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
Genomics is advancing the study of individual and communities of microbes.
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NHGRI researchers recently published a study using virtual reality simulations to investigate how clinicians might use a type of genomic risk information called polygenic risk scores in medical care.
… Study shows genomic information can unknowingly influence medical decisions depending on race. … Sonja Soo: … and understand whether introducing this information will influence how a doctor might view a patient and make medical … that we make about another person and how that can influence our thoughts and decisions.  But, like most things …
About Genomics
A introduction to basic concepts in genomics to help you understand your genome, how it works, and how it impacts your health.
… and skin. More importantly, variations in your genome also influence your risk of developing diseases and your responses … but identical to neither. Your biological parents' genes influence traits like height, eye color, and disease risk …
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NHGRI is initiating a new program-the Impact of Genomic Variation on Function (IGVF) Consortium to develop a framework for systematically understanding the effects of genomic variation on genome function and how these effects shape phenotypes.
… how genomic variation affects genome function to influence phenotypes. NHGRI initiated a new program, the …  Advancement of network-level understanding of the influence of genetic variation and genome function on … Date: November 5, 2020  RFA-HG-20-044 : Defining Genomic Influence on Gene Network Regulation (U01 Clinical Trial Not …
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Researchers developed a technique that will aid in a more accurate reconstruction of human genomes.
… between them. This makes it difficult to tell the two parental haplotypes apart, so they are often mixed together … this concept further using a photo "mash-up" of both parental cattle breeds to visually represent what happens at … reads by which parent they are from and then assemble both parental haplotypes separately." This method doesn't just …
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In 1982, John Carey, M.D., and his colleagues named the rare disease, Carey-Fineman-Ziter syndrome. Now, researchers have identified the genomic mutations.