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Cover and interior illustrations for Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Public Health magazine about why some people are more susceptible to infectious diseases.  Epidemiologist Priya Du ggal looks for clues...

Cover and interior illustrations for Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Public Health magazine about why some people are more susceptible to infectious diseases. Epidemiologist Priya Du ggal looks for clues...

Deng Xiaoping and his ‘Open Door’ policy, which from 1978 onwards started the economic transformation of China Tourists stand in front of a painting of the late leader of the Communist party.

Triumph, tragedy, inspiration, innovation and despair all feature in a list of the most momentous events of the past eight decades, chosen by thousands of people around the globe

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I teach Biology and Human Anatomy and Physiology at a High School in southeastern Pennsylvania. I regularly use practice quizzes as a way for students to prepare for my exams (particularly in Anatomy). I collected data for years on student test performance and quiz behavior; students that take …

Broad Institute awarded first patent for engineered CRISPR-Cas9 system

The Broad Institute today announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued the first patent for an engineered CRISPR-Cas9 system that is enabling scientists to modify genes and better understand the biology of living cells and organisms. The institute applied for the patent in concert with the January 3, 2013 publication in Science (Cong, et al.) that described the use of the CRISPR enzyme, Cas9, for genome editing.

This picture shows the organization of chromatin including DNA's double helix structure and how DNA winds around core particles to form nucleosomes. From there, the DNA continues to wind upon its self until a chromosome is created. The function of genes in DNA is to code for the creation of proteins to be used in the body. A genome is all the genes one person has. For example, the human genome is approx. 30-35,000 genes. (Picture obtained from McGraw-Hill Connect).

This picture shows the organization of chromatin including DNA's double helix structure and how DNA winds around core particles to form nucleosomes. From there, the DNA continues to wind upon its self until a chromosome is created. The function of genes in DNA is to code for the creation of proteins to be used in the body. A genome is all the genes one person has. For example, the human genome is approx. 30-35,000 genes. (Picture obtained from McGraw-Hill Connect).

Computer screen display of a human DNA  sequence as a series of coloured bands. This is for the human genome project. DNA consists of 2 long strands linked by the interactions of bases along their lengths. Each colour represents a specific base. The sequence of bases makes up the genetic code in the form of genes, segments of DNA which have specific functions within an organism. By studying the genes in human DNA, a greater understanding of genetic diseases & heredity can be achieved.

Human DNA sequence. Computer screen display of a human DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) sequence as a series of coloured bands.

From Function to Form

Sequencing the first human genome was a herculean effort that took 13 years, hundreds of researchers around the globe and billions of dollars.

The discovery of alien DNA in the published human genome raises important questions about preventing ‘virtual infections’

The discovery of alien DNA in the published human genome raises important questions about preventing ‘virtual infections’

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Like a blanket too small to keep everyone warm, the Human Genome Project only covered one kind of person. New work will sequence all the variety of human genomes that exist on Earth. Produced in partnership with the National Human Genome Research Institute.
We can't. That's why the Human Genome Project isn't done yet. NHGRI is working to change that.
According to the latest #study published in the journal Science Advances, only 1.5 to 7% of the modern human #genome is unique to our species. The researchers from the University of California used a genetic analysis technique called Ancestral Recombination Graph to arrive at this conclusion. The researchers used publicly available data of Modern Human, Neanderthal and Denisovan genomes and then sequenced these genomes themselves. Subsequently, an ancestral recombination graph was used to...
How much do you remember about the structure of DNA or the human genome? Have a look over this brief article I wrote on the topic, refresh your knowledge and learn some unexpected new facts about the human genome.