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The Genomics Landscape
In the May 2019 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green recaps activities from National DNA Day 2019.
… can be found in the position announcement . Speaking of genomic medicine implementation… as part of NHGRI’s … joins the rest of the country in celebrating National DNA Day, which commemorates two historical milestones: the … in the Dog Genome Scientists Explore New Roles for RNA ENCODE is the latest Amazon Public Data Set Gene Therapy …
News Release
Researchers funded by NIH have completed a detailed atlas documenting stretches of human DNA that influence gene expression.
… Faherty … Researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have completed a detailed atlas documenting the stretches of human DNA that influence gene expression - a key way in which a …
News Release
NIH will fund researchers to develop computational approaches to figure out which differences in DNA make people more susceptible to disease.
… Faherty, Ph.D. … New grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will fund researchers to develop … approaches to figure out which differences in DNA make people more susceptible to disease. The awards, … - called genetic variants - in the less-studied regions of the genome that are responsible for regulating gene …
Event
NHGRI commemorates the life and legacy of genomics champion Representative Louise M. Slaughter (D-N.Y.), who passed away in March 2018, by naming an annual National DNA Day lecture at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in her honor.
… her work on the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA) helped to create protections against genetic … for passing a 2003 concurrent resolution in the House of Representatives that created National DNA Day, which celebrates the completion of the Human Genome …
News Release
NIH investigators have discovered that genomic switches of a blood cell are key to regulating the human immune system.
… Mjoseth … Investigators with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have discovered the genomic switches of a … but most of the alterations are found in regions of the DNA that do not carry genes. Scientists have suspected that the variants are in DNA elements called enhancers, which act like switches to control …
Event
On April 25, 2023, NHGRI hosted a symposium to commemorate two special milestones: the 20th anniversary of the Human Genome Project’s completion and the 70th anniversary of the discovery of the DNA double helix.
… About DNA Day DNA Day Activity Ideas Find a DNA Day event near you … commemorate two special milestones: the 20th anniversary of the Human Genome Project’s completion and the 70th anniversary of the discovery of the DNA double helix. The symposium …
Educational Resources
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.
… Contig … 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. … DNA Sequences, …
Data Sharing Policies
Sample informed consent language, aligned with each of the informational elements of consent for genomic data sharing (GDS) outlined by NIH as important to convey, in language understandable to prospective participants.
… Sample Language Aligned to Informational Elements Outlined by NIH Guidance  Genomic and phenotypic … encourages the broadest appropriate future use and sharing of genomic and phenotypic data.  Example 1: Consent for … the information you give us with a national database for DNA information, called [...] which is controlled by [name of …
Educational Resources
Step-by-step instructions and printable folding paper included in the downloadable document.
… NHGRI's Jenny Montooth provides a walkthrough of the step-by-step instructions. …  NHGRI’s Director Eric … competitor, Cardboard Eric, to see who could fold our DNA origami the fastest. Take a look to see who won!  … You may recognize DNA as one of the most well-known biological structures. But what better …
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
Genomics is establishing more robust methods for DNA-based forensic analyses.
… Genomics is establishing more robust methods for DNA-based forensic analyses. … Did you know that forensic analyses of DNA were being used well before the completion of the …  along with other lines of evidence for deducing some elements of a suspect's physical appearance. … If you are …