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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 …
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 …
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
Advances in genomics are reducing the cost of genome sequencing by a million-fold.
… our understanding of evolution. Our genome (that is, our DNA "blueprint") - and in fact the genomes of all life forms … To study the exact order (or sequence ) of someone's DNA, researchers follow three major steps: (1) purify and copy the DNA; (2) read the sequence; and (3) compare to other …
The Genomics Landscape
In the April 2018 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights the 15th anniversary of National DNA Day and the '15 for 15' Celebration.
… community will celebrate a yearly highlight - National DNA Day. On this day, students, teachers, and the public are … lives and what the future holds. This year's National DNA Day features an exciting assortment of online and … Time); a Facebook Live  broadcast of NHGRI's National DNA Day speaker, Dr. Olivier Noel (CEO of DNA Simple) on …
News Release
Researchers funded by NIH have completed a detailed atlas documenting stretches of human DNA that influence gene expression.
… a detailed atlas documenting the stretches of human DNA that influence gene expression - a key way in which a … biobank of collected tissue samples, as well as extracted DNA and RNA for future studies by independent researchers. … Resource … Related Content … NIH completes atlas of human DNA differences that influence gene expression … Researchers …
The Genomics Landscape
In the May 2019 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green recaps activities from National DNA Day 2019.
… joins the rest of the country in celebrating National DNA Day, which commemorates two historical milestones: the … of the Human Genome Project in 2003 and the discovery of DNA’s iconic double-helical structure in 1953. This year, … and how those advances relate to people’s lives. National DNA Day activities were certainly present on the NIH Campus …
News Release
NIH will fund researchers to develop computational approaches to figure out which differences in DNA make people more susceptible to disease.
… approaches to figure out which differences in DNA make people more susceptible to disease. The awards, … instructions for making proteins. Instead, they contain DNA sequences that help control gene activity - turning genes … will study how genetic variants work together with other DNA sequences to regulate particular genes in diseases such …
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.
… in the House of Representatives that created National DNA Day, which celebrates the completion of the Human Genome Project and the anniversary of the discovery of DNA's iconic structure, the double helix.  As one of the … passed away in March 2018 - by naming an annual National DNA Day lecture at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in …
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 Plan your own DNA Day event  … Resources … Biographies … The National …
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 … doesn't affect whether TPOX  works or not, it doesn't matter to you or your DNA how many repeats are present. But … Cheddar Man and his relatives would have likely had dark skin, dark hair and light eyes. More recently, …