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Genetic engineering is the process of using recombinant DNA (rDNA) technology to alter the genetic makeup of an organism.
… … Genetic engineering is the process of using recombinant DNA (rDNA) technology to alter the genetic makeup of an organism. … Genetic Engineering, Recombinant DNA, Genes, DNA Sequence … Genetic engineering (also called … the DNA makeup of an organism. This may involve changing a single base pair (A-T or C-G), deleting a region of DNA or …
Research Funding
GS-IT provides sequence analysis tools and software to scientists who rely on genomics in their research.
… … Grantees … Program Staff … Related Content … Genome Sequencing Informatics Tools (GS-IT) provides "researcher … biological, biomedical and clinical research. … Genome Sequencing Informatics Tools … Genome Sequencing Informatics Tools … GS-IT provides sequence …
Educational Resources
Gene amplification is an increase in the number of copies of a gene sequence.
… an increase in the number of copies of a gene sequence. … DNA Sequence, Cancer, PCR, Polymerase Chain Reaction, …
Clinical Research
This team-based clinical service os provided by NHGRI to Intramural Investigators employing exome/genome sequencing.
… NHGRI to Intramural Investigators employing exome/genome sequencing to accomplish their research goals. The SGFS will … NHGRI to Intramural Investigators employing exome/genome sequencing. ​ … DNA Sequencing, Exam Sequencing, Genome Sequencing, Secondary …
News Release
Scientists set their sights on chromatin - the DNA-protein complex that packages DNA into chromosomes in the cell - to better understand how the genome works.
… , scientists have set their sights on chromatin - the DNA-protein complex that packages DNA into chromosomes in the … They've combined several technologies, including DNA sequencing, and have gained insights into how genomic … with recent innovations in technologies to examine single cells. They labeled chromatin from thousands of cells, …
Educational Resources
A plasmid is a small, often circular DNA molecule found in bacteria and other cells.
… Plasmid … A plasmid is a small, often circular DNA molecule found in bacteria and other cells. … Bacteria, … Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA), Gene, Cloning, DNA Sequencing, Genetic Engineering Recombinant DNA (rDNA) … A …
News Release
Scientists have published the first complete, gapless sequence of a human genome, two decades after the Human Genome Project produced the first draft human genome sequence.
… of the roughly 3 billion bases (or “letters”) in our DNA is critical for understanding the full spectrum of human … will empower genetic studies of human disease. The full sequencing builds upon the work of the Human Genome Project , … method can read up to 1 million DNA letters in a single read with modest accuracy, while the PacBio HiFi DNA
The Genomics Landscape
In the January 2018 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green features the NIH Intramural Sequencing Center.
… and the field of genomics.   … The  NIH Intramural Sequencing Center  (NISC) sits on the top floor of a research … houses the Center's state-of-the-art, high-throughput DNA sequencing facility. In a rather modest start in 1997 … leadership of its Founding Director Eric Green, NISC began DNA sequencing with six  ABI 377  instruments in lab space …
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 … is the first topic, which was revealed today: DNA Sequencing. Advances in DNA sequencing technologies have … curated resource containing published data from studies on single-nucleotide polymorphism (or SNP) associations related …
News Release
Researchers sequence the genomes of healthy participants, then analyze the data to find presumed, mutations that might lead to a genetic condition.
… and bioinformatic challenges facing individualized genome sequencing in a clinical research setting. Once they … They have only recently been able to address it as DNA sequencing costs have plummeted. At this rate, just above … of how these mutations affect health. "We want to add DNA sequencing to the physician's toolbox," Dr. Biesecker …