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Investigators with The Cancer Genome Atlas Research Network have identified new potential therapeutic targets for a major form of bladder cancer.
… DNA from viruses - notably, from HPV16, a form of the virus responsible for cervical cancer - was found in bladder …
News Release
TCF1 (for T cell factor-1) is essential for the creation and persistence of disease-fighting antibodies in the bloodstream.
… transgenic mice infected with lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV), a widely used laboratory virus, TCF1 proved vital to creating and maintaining TFH …
News Release
NIH researchers have identified a gene that makes yeast resistant to a lethal toxin.
… study, NHGRI researchers analyzed yeast infected with a virus that causes the yeast to secrete a lethal toxin called K28. The virus does not negatively affect the infected yeast. Instead, …
The Genomics Landscape
In the May 2018 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights the Human Genome Project receiving the 2017 Prince Mahidol Award.
… Neutralizing Antibodies Protect Monkeys from HIV-Like Virus Epstein-Barr Virus Protein Can "Switch On" Risk Genes for Autoimmune …
Educational Resources
A lymphocyte is a type of white blood cell that is part of the immune system.
Administrative
The Information Technology Branch provides leadership and service for information technology resources at NHGRI.
… assurance and security policies. ITB also provides anti-virus software information. Policy and Technology ITB ensures …
Fact Sheets
Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is a technique used to "amplify" small segments of DNA.
News Release
ENCODE program directors in the Division of Genome Sciences turned to Reddit to answer questions from the Reddit community.
… looked at ENCODE samples from cells immortalized with a virus (EBV) and analyzed the viral DNA in the data (ENCODE …
Policy Issues
Synthetic biology is a field of science that involves redesigning organisms for useful purposes by engineering them to have new abilities.
…  showed that it was possible to create the polio virus from scratch and brought attention to the risk that … genome editing technologies. As the synthesis of the polio virus demonstrates, there are also biosecurity concerns …