National Human Genome Research Institute
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National Human Genome Research Institute
@genome_gov
Funding research at the forefront of genomics to improve human health. Formerly the Human Genome Project. genome.gov/privacy.cfm
- Sex and gender are multifaceted and variable — and not as binary as researchers once thought.
- Just for fun Friday: a double helix parade!
- WE NEED TO STOP SEEING OURSELVES AS HAVING JUST ONE COMPLETE REFERENCE GENOME BUT INSTEAD HAVING A COLLECTION OF GENOMES WHERE EVERYONE’S DIFFERENCES ARE REPRESENTED. THAT’S WHY RESEARCHERS ARE WORKING TO CREATE A PANGENOME. go.usa.gov/xeMzw
- Happy Birthday, Rosalind Franklin! We celebrate her work and influence in science. Thanks to her, we have the historic Photo 51, which revealed that DNA has a double-helical structure!
- I’M WONDERING WHEN WE WILL STOP SEEING OURSELVES AS HAVING JUST ONE COMPLETE GENOME BUT INSTEAD HAVING A COLLECTION OF GENOMES WHERE EVERYONE’S DIFFERENCES ARE REPRESENTED.
- When Human Genome Project researchers announced that they had successfully completed sequencing the human genome, it was only about 92% complete. There were still hundreds of gaps or missing DNA sequences. Why was it so difficult to complete the sequence? Let’s break it down!
- When Human Genome Project researchers announced they had successfully completed sequencing the human genome, it was actually only about 92% complete. Now, researchers have finally got that last 8%! bit.ly/3BvpwUQ
- Scientists in the Telomere-to-Telomere (#T2T) consortium have published the first complete, gapless human genome sequence. This can lead to a better understanding of our genomic variations and provide insight for missing heritability and human disease. genome.gov/T2T
00:00 - Understanding the function of an entire genome is no easy task! Most genes likely have more than one function and behave differently depending on context.
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- RNA IS JUST AS IMPORTANT AS DNA!!!
- JUST WONDERING IF THIS GENOMIC STUDY USES DATA THAT REPRESENTS DIVERSE HUMAN POPULATIONS. IF NOT, TRY AGAIN.
- Eugenics is an immoral and inaccurate theory that the genomics community is continuously working to debunk. Let’s break down how it came to be in the first place. (Thread)
