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Profile
Jim Mullikin pioneered DNA sequencing technologies during the Human Genome Project and other major advances in genomics.
… Mullikin pioneered DNA sequencing technologies during the Human Genome Project and other major advances in genomics. … Anna … working on the Human Genome Project in 1997, and the draft human genome sequence was finished just before I moved …
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
Genomics is illuminating human and family origins at a level not previously possible.
… Genomics is illuminating human and family origins at a level not previously possible. … Did you know that your genome helps uncover the history of your ancestors, both near … The Human Genome Project produced a reference human genome sequence that scientists now regularly use to compare with …
News Release
A new study by researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) is challenging traditional practices for validating DNA sequencing results.
… Benowitz … A new study by researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) is challenging traditional … to supplant Sanger sequencing because of its ability to sequence millions of pieces of DNA at the same time - …
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
Genomics is helping us understand what makes each of us different and what makes us the same.
… the same. … Did you know that at the base-pair level your genome is 99.9 percent the same as all of the humans around … entirely define you. Well before the completion of the Human Genome Project, researchers began developing tools to … scientists agreed to use the one "reference" human genome sequence generated by the Human Genome Project [see DNA …
The Genomics Landscape
In June 1, 2023, edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., talks about the NHGRI-funded Human Pangenome Reference Consortium releasing a high-quality collection of human genome reference sequences, which together comprise a human “pangenome” reference.
… of the 99 th meeting of the National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research , held last month, are now available on the … Intramural Research Program . … The first human genome sequence, generated by the Human Genome Project 20 years ago, …
Educational Resources
DNA sequencing is a laboratory technique used to determine the exact sequence of bases (A, C, G, and T) in a DNA molecule.
… is a laboratory technique used to determine the exact sequence of bases (A, C, G, and T) in a DNA molecule. … … the general laboratory technique for determining the exact sequence of nucleotides, or bases, in a DNA molecule. The … understanding the function of genes and other parts of the genome. There are now several different methods available for …
Fact Sheets
Comparative genomics is a field of biological research in which researchers compare the complete genome sequences of different species.
… researchers use a variety of tools to compare the complete genome sequences of different species. By carefully comparing … turn may translate into innovative approaches for treating human disease and improving human health. Comparative … protein is produced by any given gene is determined by the sequence in which four building blocks - adenine (A), thymine …
Fact Sheets
DNA sequencing determines the order of the four chemical building blocks - called "bases" - that make up the DNA molecule.
… - called "bases" - that make up the DNA molecule. The sequence tells scientists the kind of genetic information … by which most DNA sequencing experiments are done. The human genome contains about 3 billion base pairs that spell out the …
Talking Glossary
Next-generation DNA sequencing (abbreviated NGS) refers to the use of technologies for sequencing DNA that became available shortly after the completion of the Human Genome Project (which relied on the first-generation method of Sanger sequencing).
… that became available shortly after the completion of the Human Genome Project (which relied on the first-generation method … and cheaper than their predecessors, NGS technologies can sequence an entire human genome in a single day and for less …
News Release
A team of NIH-funded researchers have generated the first complete chromosome sequences from non-human primates.
… generated the first complete chromosome sequences from non-human primates. Published in Nature , these sequences uncover … Ph.D., a postdoctoral fellow at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of NIH, and an author of the study. “Only the chimpanzee genome sequence was fairly complete before this, but even that still …