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John Craig Venter (born October 14, 1946) is an American biotechnologist, biochemist, geneticist, and businessman. He is known for being involved with sequencing the second human genome and assembled the first team to transfect a cell with a synthetic chromosome. Venter founded Celera Genomics, The Institute for Genomic Research (TIGR) and the J.
Ten years ago to the day, Bill Clinton and Tony Blair announced the publication of the first draft of the human genome, a landmark in the Human Genome Project to sequence the entire DNA blueprint for Homo sapiens
A small, flat rock isolated in the middle of the North Atlantic, Iceland is unique in many ways: It has active volcanoes, semi-tasty whale-based dishes, and a kick-ass travel advertising campaign. It's also the best place in the world to do genetic research.
The role of genetic research is indispensable in the ever challenging fields of diagnosis and treatment of genetic disorders, infectious diseases and non communicable diseases. Main areas of genetic research include:
It is an internationally recognized scientific publication with an Impact Factor of 27.959, making it the second ranked journal in the category of genetics and heredity. Its sister journal is Nature Reviews Genetics .
Whole genome sequencing (also known as WGS, full genome sequencing, complete genome sequencing, or entire genome sequencing) is the process of determining the complete DNA sequence of an organism's genome at a single time. This entails sequencing all of an organism's chromosomal DNA as well as DNA contained in the mitochondria and, for plants, in the chloroplast.
The NHGRI Genomic Medicine Working Group (GMWG) has been gathering expert stakeholders in a series of g enomic medicine meetings to discuss issues surrounding the adoption of genomic medicine. Particularly, the GMWG draws expertise from researchers at the cutting edge of this new medical toolset, with the aim of better informing future translational research at NHGRI.
From the Greek ΓΕΝ gen, "gene" (gamma, epsilon, nu, epsilon) meaning "become, create, creation, birth", and subsequent variants: genealogy, genesis, genetics, genic, genomere, genotype, genus etc.
The Human Genome Project ( HGP) was an international scientific research project with the goal of determining the sequence of nucleotide base pairs that make up human DNA, and of identifying and mapping all of the genes of the human genome from both a physical and a functional standpoint.
A brief guide to genomics covering topics such as deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), genes, genomes, DNA sequencing, the Human Genome Project and Implications of genomics for medical science