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A germ line is the sex cells (eggs and sperm) that are used by sexually reproducing organisms to pass on genes from generation to generation.
… Germ Line … A germ line is the sex cells (eggs and sperm) that are used by sexually reproducing … Reproduction, Cell Biology … Germ line refers to the sex cells (eggs and sperm) that sexually reproducing organisms … to the next (parents to offspring). Egg and sperm cells are called germ cells, in contrast to the other cells
News Release
NHGRI researchers collaborated with physicians and medical geneticists worldwide to create the Atlas of Human Malformation Syndromes in Diverse Populations.
… Jeannine Mjoseth … Researchers with the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National … geneticists around the world to create the Atlas of Human Malformation Syndromes in Diverse Populations. Health … M.D., and Paul Kruszka, M.D., co-created the Atlas of Human Malformation Syndromes in Diverse Populations with …
The Genomics Landscape
In the July 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green recalls the White House event announcing the draft human genome sequence.
… to announce the completion of a draft sequence of the human genome. The ceremony took place in the East Room of the … gathered to celebrate a major milestone for the Human Genome Project. This historic landmark for biomedical … research was in the making for nearly 10 years, since the Human Genome Project (HGP) began on October 1, 1990. Led by …
News Release
The Human Genome Project has been awarded the 2017 Prince Mahidol Award for ground-breaking advances in the field of medicine.
… Sheena Faherty, Ph.D. … The Human Genome Project has been awarded the 2017 Prince Mahidol … by Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., director of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National … responsible for leading NIH's effort in the project. … The Human Genome Project, completed in 2003, was an …
News Release
Researchers have now identified and catalogued more species - nearly 200 new bacteria and thousands of viruses - that reside on the human skin than has ever been possible, largely due to advances in bioinformatics and laboratory techniques.
… identified and catalogued more species that reside on the human skin than has ever been possible, largely due to … these previously unknown species are the most abundant on human skin. The results appear in a new catalog, the Skin … in Nature Microbiology . Investigators at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), European …
About Genomics
A group of researchers, led by the Human Pangenome Reference Consortium, has released a high-quality collection of human genome reference sequences, which together comprise a human “pangenome” reference. Encompassing genome sequences from 47 people of diverse ancestries (with the goal of increasing that number to 350 by mid-2024), the human pangenome reference captures significantly more population diversity than the previous reference sequence. 
… The NHGRI-funded Human Pangenome Reference Consortium  has released a high-quality collection of human genome reference sequences, which together comprise a human “pangenome” reference. Encompassing genome sequences …
The Genomics Landscape
In the October 1, 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, Dr. Eric Green reflects on the last 30 years since the launch of the Human Genome Project.
… Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D. … Thirty years ago, today, the Human Genome Project (HGP) officially launched. I was there … have been awarded one of the first center grants for the Human Genome Project by the then-named National Center for Human Genome Research. For that grant, I led a small research …
News Release
Researchers used whole genome sequence data to investigate the origin of the mutation that causes "sickling" of red blood cells.
… origin of the mutation that causes sickling of red blood cells, which reduces their ability to carry oxygen and can … in the April 2018 issue of The American Journal of Human Genetics . It has also gained worldwide attention, … origin of the mutation that causes "sickling" of red blood cells. ​ … Sickle allele, Sickle cell disease, Center for …
The Genomics Landscape
In June 1, 2023, edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., talks about the NHGRI-funded Human Pangenome Reference Consortium releasing a high-quality collection of human genome reference sequences, which together comprise a human “pangenome” reference.
… of the 99 th meeting of the National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research , held last month, are now available on … the 100 th meeting of the National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research in September.  All the best,     … The … effort to investigate genetic variation in normal human cells and tissues Genome: Unlocking Life's Code May 2023 …
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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.
… Project is a worldwide effort to understand how the human genome functions. With the completion of its latest … has added millions of candidate DNA “switches” from the human and mouse genomes that appear to regulate when and … knowledge gap. The human body is composed of trillions of cells, with thousands of types of cells. While all these …