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The Genomics Landscape
In the March 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights the newly appointed Dr. Chris Gunter's role as Senior Advisor for Genomics Engagement as well as the 30 oral histories to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the launch of the Human Genome Project.
… The first such AGBT meeting was held in 2000, when most of the attendees were – in one way or another – busily involved in the Human Genome Project. Having now attended all 21 AGBT general … is gratifying to reflect on the amazing metamorphosis of genomics over the last two decades, especially with respect …
The Genomics Landscape
In the November 5, 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, Dr. Eric Green focuses on the 2020 Strategic Vision.
… for NHGRI. In addition to celebrating the 30th anniversary of the launch of the Human Genome Project (HGP), which was featured in last month’s The Genomics Landscape , the institute also published the 2020 …
Policy Issues
Genome editing is currently being applied to research on cancer, mental health, rare diseases, and many other disease areas.
… on cancer, mental health, rare diseases, and many other disease areas. … Basic research exploring human and nonhuman genomes is critical to help scientists … gene therapy has grown tremendously since the discovery of CRISPR, the vast majority of work undertaken by scientists …
News Release
The Encyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE) Project has created a detailed resource on the letters of life, DNA, identifying genes and regions that may regulate genes in the human and mouse genomes.
… offers new insights into the organization and regulation of our genes and genome … The Encyclopedia of DNA Elements … Project is a worldwide effort to understand how the human genome functions. With the completion of its latest … in the body and govern their functioning in health and disease. During the recently completed third phase of ENCODE, …
The Genomics Landscape
In the June 2019 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green details the legacy of the Human Microbiome Project as it reaches completion.
… M.D., Ph.D. … In January, NHGRI hosted a workshop as part of our ongoing ‘Genomics2020’ Strategic Planning Process … Variation Identification, Association, and Function in Human Health and Disease.” The workshop included valuable … and accomplishments from the institute and the field of genomics. … The human microbiome is the collection of all …
News Release
Researchers explored patients', parents' and physicians' perspectives on the use of CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing to reverse sickle cell disease.
… Jeannine Mjoseth … In the first study of its kind, researchers explored patients', parents' and … the use of CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing to reverse sickle cell disease (SCD). … A First-of-its-Kind Study CRISPR-Cas9 is a … expressed overall optimism about participating in human genome editing clinical trials, but were concerned …
Talking Glossary
Scientific racism is a historical pattern of ideologies that generate pseudo-scientific racist beliefs.
… racism. Scientific racism is a historical pattern of ideologies that generate pseudo-scientific racist beliefs. … racism. Scientific racism is a historical pattern of ideologies that generate pseudo-scientific racist beliefs. … in the 19th and early 20th centuries were proponents of such ideologies. By the mid-20th century, …
News Release
NHGRI researchers have discovered that Mediterranean populations may be more susceptible to an autoinflammatory disease because of evolutionary pressure to survive the bubonic plague.
… be more susceptible to an autoinflammatory disease because of evolutionary pressure to survive the bubonic plague. The … study, carried out by scientists at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National … and Skin Diseases and the Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health. Your browser does not support …
News Release
NHGRI researchers have successfully used facial recognition software to diagnose a rare, genetic disease in known as DiGeorge syndrome.
… Jeannine Mjoseth … Researchers with the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes of Health, and their … facial recognition software to diagnose a rare, genetic disease in Africans, Asians and Latin Americans. … The …
Infographic
An infographic that explains why it was so difficult to fully complete the human genome sequence.
… Why was it so difficult to fully complete the human genome sequence? The Human Genome Project ended in … had not yet determined every last base (or letter) of the human genome sequence. Instead, they had only completed about 92% of the sequence at that time. Why did they stop there? A …