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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 … of years - is an important step toward understanding the genome itself. It pinpoints genes that are essential to life … by NHGRI also have sequenced genomes of the chicken, dog, honey bee, gorilla, chimpanzee, sea urchin, fungi and …
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The Genome: Unlocking Life's Code exhibition celebrates the 10th anniversary of the initial sequencing of the human genome.
… D.C. opened the high-tech, high-intensity exhibition Genome: Unlocking Life's Code to celebrate the 10th … of researchers producing the first complete human genome sequence - the genetic blueprint of the human body - … and our ancient ancestors. Q?rius Presentation: The Dog Genome: Shedding Light on Human Disease Dogs have been …
About Genomics
February 15, 2021 marks the 20-year anniversary of publications reporting the draft human genome sequence.
… papers that revealed the first detailed look at the human genome's nearly complete sequence. A part of the Human Genome Project, these studies launched a new era in … practice. In its 2020 Strategic Vision, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) charts a thoughtful …
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The Human Genome Project was an international project that mapped and sequenced the entire human genome.
… Human Genome Project … The Human Genome Project was an international project that mapped and sequenced the entire human genome. … Human Genome Project, Francis Collins, DNA, Genomics, Base Pairs … …
The Genomics Landscape
In the January 2024 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green announces the appointment of Dr. Adam Phillippy as the founding director of the Center for Genomics and Data Science Research (CGDSR).
… the National Association of Scholars event "Unlocking the Genome: The Human Genome Project" featured me, Aristides Patrinos, Ph.D. ; together we discussed the history of the Human Genome Project. A video recording of that discussion is also …
The Genomics Landscape
In the January 13, 2022 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., announces the appointment of Valentina Di Francesco as founding director of the NHGRI Office of Genomic Data Science.
… three decades, starting before the launch of the Human Genome Project. She was a cherished NHGRI grantee, advisor, … Phenotypes (dbGaP), model organism databases (e.g., Mouse Genome Informatics and Xenbase ), and cloud repositories … Genomics and Data Science Program in the Division of Genome Sciences for more than seven years. She has played a …
The Genomics Landscape
In May 4, 2023 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., details a report released by the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, that provided a series of recommendations for using population descriptors in future genetics and genomics studies.
… the 20th anniversary of the completion of the Human Genome Project, and the 20th anniversary of National DNA Day. … 99th meeting of the National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research will take place on May 15 and 16. The open … 2023 meeting of the National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research. For more information, read the full report …
Educational Resources
Teaching tools to present the foundations of genomics to students and help them understand the impact of genomics in their lives.
The Genomics Landscape
In the September 2018 edition of The Genomics landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights five new educational videos that use poetry and dance.
… Atlanta, Georgia, beginning at 9:30 a.m. Eastern. … The Genome: Unlocking Life's Code  exhibition is currently … of genomics to everyday life, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) aims to help increase the public's understanding of the human genome and the science of genomics. This is being pursued …
The Genomics Landscape
In the December 3, 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, Dr. Eric Green spotlights on ELSIhub.
… that 20+ years later, we would be surveying the entire genome at once, even going into the ‘difficult regions’ to … the ongoing efforts to improve the human reference genome sequence. In 2003, Human Genome Project researchers announced the completion of the …