Tag: Human Genome

  • Nation & World

    Mapping a genetic world beyond genes

    Most of the DNA alterations that are tied to disease do not alter protein-coding genes, but rather the “switches” that control them. Characterizing these switches is one of many goals of the Encyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE) project.

    5 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Mapping the Human Genome: Ten Years After

    On February 15, 2001, a decade ago, the first draft sequence and analysis of the human genome—the blue print for a human being—was published in the journal Nature. On the tenth anniversary of that transformative moment, Harvard hosted an interdisciplinary, multi-institutional forum on the genome project’s origins, promise, and significance to society.

    1 minute
  • Nation & World

    Computer imaging that aids science

    Miriah Myer, a postdoctoral fellow, is a computer scientist using technology to better model and clarify medical data.

    8 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Tracking our traits

    Researchers devise method to pinpoint key genetic variations under positive natural selection that may impact human health.

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    A look inside

    Scientists have deciphered the three-dimensional structure of the human genome, paving the way for new insights into genomic function and expanding our understanding of how cellular DNA folds at scales that dwarf the double helix.

    4 minutes