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Messenger RNA (abbreviated mRNA) is a type of single-stranded RNA involved in protein synthesis.
… RNA (mRNA) … Messenger RNA (abbreviated mRNA) is a type of single-stranded RNA involved in protein synthesis. … Messenger RNA, MRNA, Protein Synthesis, Cell Biology … Messenger RNA (abbreviated mRNA) is a type of single-stranded RNA involved in protein synthesis. mRNA is …
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A chromatid is one of two identical halves of a replicated chromosome.
… Chromatid … A chromatid is one of two identical halves of a replicated chromosome. … Chromosome, Cell Division, Cell Biology, DNA Replication … A chromatid is one of the two …
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Dr. Sharon Milgram is an adjunct investigator in the Genetics and Molecular Biology Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
… cells. Epithelial cells form a lining at the surface of the skin and along membranes within the body. This lining … (or apical) membrane receptors regulate the activity of ion channels, including the epithelial sodium channel … is an adjunct investigator in the Genetics and Molecular Biology Branch at the National Human Genome Research …
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NHGRI researchers, collaborators at the University of California (UC) San Diego, UC Davis and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine lay out a new framework for comparing dog-to-human aging, one that uses epigenetics as a biological marker to better understand the aging process.
… humans and domestic dogs provides an emerging model of aging. … One of the most common misconceptions is that one human year … a genetic system for studies that inform human health and biology," said Dr. Ostrander. … Read the study … NHGRI …
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Mitochondria are membrane-bound cell organelles (mitochondrion, singular) that generate most of the chemical energy needed to power the cell's biochemical reactions.
… organelles (mitochondrion, singular) that generate most of the chemical energy needed to power the cell's biochemical … reactions. … Mitochondria, Mitochondrial DNA, Cell Biology, Adenosine Triphosphate, ATP … Mitochondria are … organelles (mitochondrion, singular) that generate most of the chemical energy needed to power the cell's biochemical …
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A lysosome is a membrane-bound cell organelle that contains digestive enzymes. Lysosomes are involved with various cell processes.
… are involved with various cell processes. … Lysosome, Cell Biology, Virus, Bacteria, Programmed Cell Death, Apoptosis … …
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Dr. Sara Chandros Hull is a co-deputy scientific director in the Office of the Scientific Director and the director of NHGRI's Bioethics Core.
… the NIH since 1999, holds joint appointments as director of the Bioethics Core of the National Human Genome Research … Hull received her undergraduate degree in molecular cell biology and genetics from Brandeis University and earned a … in the Use of Biospecimens for iPSC Research. Ethics in Biology, Engineering, and Medicine: An International Journal, …
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NHGRI is awarding Genomic Innovator Awards to nine institutions to support the research of 12 early career scientists in the field of genomics. The awards will total up to $27 million over five years.
… The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes of Health, is awarding Genomic … that their work will contribute to understanding human biology and raising the standard of health for all." Unlike … Stanford, California Improve understanding of single-cell biology by applying molecular engineering and computational …
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Mr. Benjamin Berkman is the deputy director of NHGRI's Bioethics Core.
… Berkman received his undergraduate degree in the History of Science and Medicine from Harvard University and earned a JD and MPH from the University of Michigan.  His graduate training focused on health law, … graduate school, Mr. Berkman served as the Deputy Director of the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law …
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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 … tissues and cell types. … The atlas is the culmination of work from the Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx) …