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Researchers developed a technique that will aid in a more accurate reconstruction of human genomes.
… that will aid in a more accurate reconstruction of human genomes by determining the sections of the genome that come from each parent. This new technique, … to identify further complexity within any type of genome - from plants to animals - and provide more precise …
About Genomics
Resources for understanding the first complete, gapless sequence of a human genome.
… having uncovered the final DNA sequences that make up a human genome. Learn more about this extraordinary achievement. … The Human Genome Project ended in 2003, but genomic researchers had not … determined every last base (or letter) of the human genome sequence. Instead, they had only completed about 92% of the …
The Genomics Landscape
In the July 2019 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green reflects on the milestones of the Newborn Sequencing in Genomic Medicine and Public Health (NSIGHT) Program as it reaches completion.
… variation identification, association, and function in human health and disease. If you are in the Boston area, we … The Genome: Unlocking Life's Code  exhibition is currently … Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), the Newborn Sequencing in Genomic …
News Release
Scientists from the 1000 Genomes Project Consortium has created the world's largest catalog of genomic differences among humans.
… in addition to new methods of prevention. The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National … investigators identified about 88 million sites in the human genome that vary among people, establishing a database … Scientists create world's largest catalog of human genomic variation …
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The goat has contributed its DNA to a new method for high-quality, low-cost genome reconstruction, one that will be useful for reading human and other genomes.
… that presents a new method for high-quality, low-cost genome reconstruction. In addition to the goat genome, this technique will be useful for accurately reading … The study, by researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of NIH, and the …
Clinical Research
This team-based clinical service is provided by NHGRI to Intramural Investigators employing exome/genome sequencing.
… by NHGRI to Intramural Investigators employing exome/genome sequencing to accomplish their research goals. The SGFS will annotate de-identified research exome/genome data for the presence of possible actionable secondary … by NHGRI to Intramural Investigators employing exome/genome sequencing. ​ …
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NHGRI celebrated the 15th anniversary of the Human Genome Project with a "15 for 15" Celebration that commemorates the genomic advances since 2003.
… On April 25th - National DNA Day - the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) will celebrate the 15th anniversary of the completion of the Human Genome Project. To commemorate this milestone and the … the genomic developments made since the end of the Human Genome Project and the importance of genomics in …
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Ten investigators will receive exome sequencing data as part of their clinical research projects at the NIH Clinical Center.
… in clinical research. CCGO is co-sponsored by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), the NIH Deputy Director … CCGO funds, the NIH Intramural Sequencing Center will sequence the exomes of 1,000 NIH Clinical Center patients. …
About Genomics
Resources for understanding the first truly complete sequence of the Y chromosome, the final human chromosome to be fully sequenced.
… The Y chromosome is one of two human sex chromosomes, the other being the X chromosome. When researchers completed the first human genome sequence 20 years ago, gaps were left in the sequences of … Researchers assemble the first complete sequence of a human Y chromosome August 23, 2023 …
Research Funding
NSIGHT explores the implications, challenges and opportunities with the use of genomic sequence information in the newborn period.
… Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) and the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). Funds are used to … Title Robert Green Alan Beggs Brigham and Women's Hospital Genome Sequence-Based Screening for Childhood Risk and …