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Fact Sheet
A fact sheet detailing how the project began and how it shaped the future of research and technology.
… The human genome sequence generated by the Human Genome Project was actually a patchwork of multiple people whose identities were intentionally made … human genome sequence was generated from that individual’s DNA, with the remaining 30 percent coming from a combination …
Virtual Exhibit
The Human Genome Project changed traditional understandings of how and why scientific research is conducted. It was, however, not without its detractors. Early in 1990, there was an effort to stop funding for the nascent Human Genome Project, in the form of a letter writing campaign.
… Caption: A copy of the first page of Martin Rechsteiner’s letter, which … it because the majority of the genome was so-called “junk DNA.” “Junk DNA” was a term that was widely used prior, …
About Genomics
The Human Genome Project was an inward voyage of discovery led by an international team of researchers looking to sequence and map all the genes of our species.
… The Human Genome Project (HGP) is one of the greatest scientific feats in … of researchers looking to comprehensively study all of the DNA (known as a genome) of a select set of …
News Release
On its 15th anniversary, National DNA Day and NHGRI shared its genomics expertise to explain the importance of genomics in our everyday lives.
… Faherty, Ph.D. … NHGRI has celebrated previous National DNA Days - an annual commemoration of the completion of the Human Genome Project and the …
Genomics Teaching Tool
An activity that demonstrates how DNA can be isolated from a strawberry using common household items.
… Cells are the basic unit of life and make up all plants, animals and bacteria. Deoxyribonucleic acid , or DNA, is the molecule that controls everything that happens in …
Media Availability
National DNA Day events give the public a chance to ask questions about genetics and genomics.
… Kiara Palmer … Media Availability The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) will celebrate its fourteenth annual National DNA Day on Monday, April 25, 2016. National DNA Day commemorates the successful completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003 and the discovery of …
Talking Glossary
Scientific racism is a historical pattern of ideologies that generate pseudo-scientific racist beliefs.
… racism. Scientific racism is a historical pattern of ideologies that generate pseudo-scientific racist beliefs. … Leading scientists across scientific institutions in the 19th and early 20th centuries were proponents of such ideologies. By the mid-20th century, pseudo-scientific racist beliefs were …
Outreach
A list of high quality educational activities to engage students on DNA Day.
… Browse through a list of high-quality educational activities to engage students on DNA Day. … DNA Day Essay Contest from ASHG American Society … question, and reflect on important concepts in genetics. The submission site is closed and winners will be announced …
Outreach
A list of upcoming and previous NHGRI events held in celebration of National DNA Day.
… A list of upcoming and previous NHGRI events held in celebration of National DNA Day, including special seminars, online discussions and …
News Release
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 Research Institute (NHGRI) is challenging traditional practices for validating DNA sequencing results. The research suggests that newer, … may have important implications for the DNA sequencing of clinical samples, and perhaps affect the diagnostic …