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News Release
Scientists are using an exciting gene editing tool called CRISPR/Cas9 to protect plants from harmful DNA viruses, strengthening the plant's protections.
… how these scientists inserted the code for an ancient bacterial immune system into a plant's genome to successfully …
Jobs at NHGRI
Postdoctoral positions are available in the laboratory of Dr. Daphne W. Bell, within the Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch of the National Human Genome Research Institute, at NIH.
Jobs at NHGRI
Postdoctoral positions are available in the laboratory of Dr. Daphne W. Bell, within the Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch of the National Human Genome Research Institute, at NIH.
News Release
A team from the NIH has surmounted a major obstacle to testing potential drug therapies for a rare, genetic condition called Gaucher disease.
… are cellular housekeepers that dispose of cell debris and pathogens. According to the study, researchers found two ways …
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… human genome project, the genomes of a number of important pathogens, disease vectors and plants are being … of these recombinant carriers of DNA, which were grown in bacterial cultures. Individual colonies containing genes of … genome into small segments which were then inserted into bacterial artificial chromo- somes (BACs). These were then …
News Release
This publication and the release of the accompanying data address knowledge gaps across genomics and are certain to have a continuing impact in the field.
Genetic Disorders
Crohn's disease is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the bowel, usually diagnosed in people between the ages of 20 - 30.
… the body's inflammation process. Antibiotics to treat bacterial overgrowth in the intestine or before surgery. …
News Release
NIH researchers identified a novel role for a gene known as heat shock protein 60, finding it is critical in tissue regeneration and wound healing.
… molecule that induces an inflammatory response to bacterial infection from a cut. "A major problem is that …
The Genomics Landscape
In the January 2018 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green features the NIH Intramural Sequencing Center.
… scientists and clinicians sort out the  mystery  of a bacterial outbreak in the NIH Clinical Center. In 2013, NISC …
Staff
Dr. Merideth is a staff clinician in the Office of the Clinical Director and program director for both the NHGRI Medical Biochemical Genetics Fellowship and NHGRI Clinical Biochemical Genetics Fellowship.