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News Release
Three practical strategies for reducing the risk of re-identification, the process by which anonymized personal genomic data are matched with the owner.
… Sheena Faherty, Ph.D. … Data sharing is key to the success of medical research, and participants in medical research are often those most … Association compares three practical strategies for reducing the risk of re-identification - the process by …
News Release
NHGRI researchers have identified a genomic signature for some aggressive prostate tumors, which may help healthcare providers pinpoint treatment options.
… face in treating prostate cancer is distinguishing the aggressive, potentially life-threatening tumors from … . "New research in personalized medicine suggests that the best treatment options can be tailored to the specific genes … breast and ovarian cancer, but also increase men's risk for prostate cancer. Both men and women can inherit a faulty …
The Genomics Landscape
In the September 2019 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green details the American Society of Human Genetics' (ASHG) new strategic plan, which aims to get people everywhere to realize the benefits of genomics and genetics research.
… Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D. … The research community recently lost a key contributor to the … month. The 87th meeting of the National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research will take place on September 16. … 26 to watch the workshop via live videocast. All the best, … Recent NHGRI ‘Genomics2020’ Strategic Planning events …
Infographic
The X chromosome is part of sexual development and many other biological processes, including how some cats get their distinctive coat colors.
… The X chromosome is part of sexual development and many other biological processes, including how some cats … called autosomes .  The X and Y chromosomes are central for the process of sexual development, but other genes …
Fact Sheet
Viruses are bundles of genetic material wrapped in a protein coat that can infect living things.
… The Big Picture  Viruses are bundles of genetic material … is a lock. When the key meets the lock, it opens a door for the virus to enter the cell.    Viruses enter host … also helps researchers track outbreaks and consider how best to treat viral infections or vaccinate against a virus. …
Profile
Dr. Joan Bailey-Wilson, who retired in September 2022, looks back on her 42-year career as a scientist and reflects on the rapid growth of the genomics field.
… With nearly 30 years at the National Human Genome Research Institute, her research … was when I was in the first grade. I did a demonstration for the parents that had a hot plate with boiling water on … I was taking all my genetics classes, the parts I liked best were the statistical parts of it — the gene discovery …
The Genomics Landscape
In April 6, 2023 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., talks about how NHGRI will hold a symposium on National DNA Day, April 25, highlighting relevant and interesting topics in genomics and concluding with the annual Louise M. Slaughter National DNA Day Lecture.
… director, Charles Rotimi, Ph.D. , was featured on the cover of the March issue of the American Journal of Human … the future of Voice AI. Registration is required.  All the best,   … The dogs of Chernobyl: Demographic insights into … paper in the journal Nature, entitled "A Structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid," on April 25, 1953. On April …
News Release
In a study published in the journal Science, collaborators at NHGRI, the National University of Ireland, Galway, and the Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience at the University of Florida, Augustine, reported that activation of the gene Tfap2 in adult stem cells in Hydractinia can turn those cells into germ cells in a cycle that can repeat endlessly.
… yellow; cell nuclei are in turquoise. Germ cell induction and all stages of gametogenesis can be visualized in these … Timothy DuBuc, Ph.D., Swarthmore College … Description:  The researchers compared the behavior of genes in the feeding … crab shells may sound like an unlikely study subject for researchers, but this animal has a rare ability – it can …
Fact Sheets
Estimated cost of sequencing the human genome over time since the Human Genome Project.
… Advances in the field of genomics over the past quarter-century have led … DNA segments called 'exons' and reflect the currently 'best understood' part of most genomes. For example, all of … sequence was generally below $1,000. Commercial prices for whole-genome and whole-exome sequences have often …
News Release
Researchers, clinicians, and computational biologists meet to consider future opportunities for NHGRI's Genome Sequencing Program.
… computational biologists and others will meet to consider the possible size, scope and future opportunities for the National Human Genome Research Institute's (NHGRI) … to a mutation in a single gene). New knowledge about the best ways to design studies to discover genomic variants …