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- Genetic Architecture of Complex Traits1
- Genome Technology Program5
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- Impact of Genomic Variation on Function (IGVF) Consortium3
- Encyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE) Project1
- Molecular Phenotypes of Null Alleles in Cells (MorPhiC)1
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Educational Resources
The genome is the entire set of genetic instructions found in a cell.
… found in a cell. … Genome, Genomics, DNA Sequence, Human Genome Project, Genes … The genome is the entire set of …
Fact Sheets
A knockout mouse is a laboratory mouse in which researchers have inactivated an existing gene by replacing it or disrupting it with an artificial piece of DNA.
… difficult to determine a gene's function in relation to human health. In some instances, the gene may serve a … disease.  … Researchers begin by harvesting embryonic stem (ES) cells from early-stage mouse embryos four days after …
Media Advisory
On August 16-18, 2017, NIH hosted a workshop, "The Human Microbiome: Emerging Themes at the Horizon of the 21st Century."
… Advisory Microbes inhabit just about every part of the human body, outnumbering human cells by ten to one. The ten-year, National Institutes of …
Educational Resources
Cancer is a group of diseases characterized by uncontrolled cell growth.
… History … Cancer is a disease in which some of the body’s cells grow uncontrollably. There are many different types of …
Research Funding
The Human Genome Reference Program (HGRP) maintains and updates the human genome reference and provides it to the scientific community.
… Since the origin of the human reference in the completion of the International Human … on: Ethical Issues Associated with the Creation and Use of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell (iPSC) Lines Derived from …
Educational Resources
Centrioles are paired barrel-shaped organelles located in the cytoplasm of animal cells near the nuclear envelope.
… organelles located in the cytoplasm of animal cells near the nuclear envelope. … Cell Biology, Organelles, … organelles located in the cytoplasm of animal cells near the nuclear envelope. Centrioles play a role in … organelles located in the cytoplasm of animal cells near the nuclear envelope. … Educational Resources …
Educational Resources
Endoplasmic reticulum is a network of membranes inside a cell through which proteins and other molecules move.
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… may have to stop taking it two to three months before the stem cell collection process for gene therapy. You may … These are the general steps:  You will first prepare for stem cell collection.  Two to three months later you will have your stem cells collected.  Your stem cells will take seven to 10 …
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
​Genomics is helping us understand what makes each of us different and what makes us the same.
… entirely define you. Well before the completion of the Human Genome Project, researchers began developing tools to … people. When scientists agreed to use the one "reference" human genome sequence generated by the Human Genome Project … because the genomic variant occurred in a different set of cells. Interestingly, the new abilities to sequence very …
Educational Resources
Cytoplasm is the gelatinous liquid that fills the inside of a cell. It is composed of water, salts, and various organic molecules.