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The Genomics Landscape
In the July 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green recalls the White House event announcing the draft human genome sequence.
… had also accomplished a series of other goals, including sequencing the genomes of a set of model organisms. In fact, … for Inherited Disease Research (CIDR) High Throughput Sequencing and Genotyping Resource Access (X01) Limited …
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NSIGHT explores the implications, challenges and opportunities with the use of genomic sequence information in the newborn period.
… (ELSI) of the possible implementation of genomic sequencing of newborns. Each research project collects a … currently screened for in newborns, how can genomic sequencing replicate or augment known newborn screenig … not currently screened for in newborns could genomic sequencing of newborns provide? What additional clinical …
Educational Resources
An anticodon is a trinucleotide sequence complementary to that of a corresponding codon in a messenger RNA (mRNA) sequence.
… a unit of genetic information encoding a particular amino acid. An anticodon is a trinucleotide sequence located at one … in a messenger RNA (mRNA) sequence. Each time an amino acid is added to a growing polypeptide during protein … on the mRNA molecule, ensuring that the appropriate amino acid is inserted into the polypeptide. … An anticodon is a …
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An intron is a portion of a gene that does not code for amino acids.
… that does not code for amino acids. … Intron, Exon, Amino Acid, DNA Sequence, Gene … An intron is a region that resides …
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CSER is rapidly advancing the knowledge necessary to develop best practices for implementating genomic sequence data into clinical care.
… Reports of genomic sequencing being applied to the medical care of individual … most likely to be usefully addressed by a genomic sequencing approach still accumulating. Incorporation of … co-funding from NCI, subsequently crafted the Clinical Sequencing Exploratory Research (CSER) initiative to: 1) …
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Dr. Gerard Bouffard directs the Bioinformatics Group at the NIH Intramural Sequencing Center (NISC).
… where he combined his interests in early genome sequencing of the Escherichia coli genome with the nascent … sequencing of cDNA clones using the transposon Tn5. Nucleic Acids Res , 30(11):2469-77. 2002. [ PubMed ] Wistow … and genome portal for hematology and erythroid biology. Nucleic Acids Res , 1;32(Database issue):D572-4. 2004. [ …
News Release
NIH researchers have developed and released an innovative software tool, called Verso, to assemble truly complete (i.e., gapless) genome sequences from a variety of species. The software makes the process of assembling complete genome sequences more affordable and accessible.
… complete genome sequence.” The T2T consortium used new DNA sequencing technologies and analytical methods to generate … like putting together a jigsaw puzzle, and different DNA sequencing technologies generate different types of genomic … researchers tested Verkko with human and non-human genome sequencing data. The software quickly and precisely assembled …
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Comparative genomics is a field of biological research in which researchers compare the complete genome sequences of different species.
… biology of living things have changed over time. As DNA sequencing technology becomes more powerful and less … both plants and animals, consist of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid), the chemical chain that includes the genes that code … list continues to grow almost daily. In addition to the sequencing of the human genome, which was completed in 2003, …
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A contig is a series of overlapping DNA sequences used to make a map that reconstructs the original DNA sequence of a chromosome or a region of a chromosome.
News Release
NHGRI has selected James Thomas, Ph.D., as the new director of the NIH Intramural Sequencing Center (NISC), to will oversee the importation and use of DNA sequencing technologies, protocols and analyses, ensuring that NIH investigators have access to cutting-edge DNA sequencing methods and specialized genomics protocols to meet their research needs.
… Thomas, Ph.D. , as the new director of the NIH Intramural Sequencing Center (NISC). In this role, Dr. Thomas will oversee the importation and use of DNA sequencing technologies, protocols and analyses, ensuring … that NIH investigators have access to cutting-edge DNA sequencing methods and specialized genomics protocols to meet …