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The Genomics Landscape
In the October 6, 2022 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., celebrates the 25th anniversary of the NIH Intramural Sequencing Center (NISC). a well-respected and highly used large-scale DNA sequencing center that exemplifies the evolution of the field of genomics and the ever-increasing abilities to produce prodigious amounts of genomic data.
… genome sequence to public databases weekly, as large-scale DNA sequencing had advanced substantially. At that time, it … requesting $500,000 or more in direct costs in a single year Supplemental information to the NIH policy for …
Outreach
A map of DNA Day events taking place across the United States and the world.
… View this map of DNA Day events taking place across the United States and the … … Open the map in a new window … Host an Event … Find DNA Day Events Near You … A map of DNA Day events taking place across the United States and the …
Educational Resources
Restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) is a type of polymorphism that results from variation in the DNA sequence recognized by restriction enzymes.
… a type of polymorphism that results from variation in the DNA sequence recognized by restriction enzymes. … Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA), Electrophoresis, Genetic Marker, Polymorphism, … to differences (or variations) among people in their DNA sequences at sites recognized by restriction enzymes. …
News Release
April 25, 2023 marks the 20th anniversary of the completion of the Human Genome Project and the 70th anniversary of the discovery of DNA’s double-helical structure, milestones being celebrated as part of National DNA Day.
… National DNA Day commemorates Human Genome Project’s completion and discovery of DNA’s double-helical structure. … Today marks the 20th … Project and the 70th anniversary of the discovery of DNA’s double-helical structure, milestones being celebrated …
Research Funding
A collaborative large-scale genome sequencing effort to identify rare risk and protective variants contributing to multiple common disease phenotypes.
… Genomics (CCDG) are a collaborative large-scale genome sequencing effort to comprehensively identify rare risk and … Gene Variants, Genetic Risk, Common Disease, Rare Disease, Dna Sequencing, Dna Sequencing Technology … A collaborative large-scale …
Educational Resources
Pharmacogenomics is a branch of pharmacology concerned with using DNA and amino acid sequence data to inform drug development and testing.
… is a branch of pharmacology concerned with using DNA and amino acid sequence data to inform drug development … and testing. … Amino Acids, Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA), Genetic Variation, Haplotype, Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs), Personalized Medicine …
Infographic
An infographic that explains why it was so difficult to fully complete the human genome sequence.
… to me." … The human genome contains a massive amount of DNA. The human genome consists of about 3 billion bases in a … must first determine the sequence of random pieces of DNA and then use those smaller sequences to put the whole … with a vision. Even with new technologies, genome sequencing is still tough, time-consuming work that requires …
News Release
NIH will support research that incorporates DNA sequence information into electronic medical records.
… of Health will support research that incorporates DNA sequence information into electronic medical records. The … of rare genomic variants (inherited differences in the DNA code) in about 100 clinically relevant genes. The … variants with clinical implications by using the latest sequencing technologies to examine rare and common variants …
News Release
The Telomere-to-Telomere (T2T) Consortium has generated the first truly complete sequence of a human Y chromosome - the final human chromosome to be fully sequenced.
… of two specific repeating sequences known as satellite DNA. It makes a beautiful, quilt-like pattern. All … sequence particularly difficult to complete. Assembling sequencing data is like trying to read a long book cut into … pieces of the human genome, the T2T Consortium applied new DNA sequencing technologies and sequence assembly methods, as …
Educational Resources
Genetic engineering is the process of using recombinant DNA (rDNA) technology to alter the genetic makeup of an organism.
… … Genetic engineering is the process of using recombinant DNA (rDNA) technology to alter the genetic makeup of an organism. … Genetic Engineering, Recombinant DNA, Genes, DNA Sequence … Genetic engineering (also called … the DNA makeup of an organism. This may involve changing a single base pair (A-T or C-G), deleting a region of DNA or …