http://www.genome.gov/ A list of NHGRI homepage highlights. en-us Mon, 20 May 2013 05:53:42 EST http://www.genome.gov/27535302 http://www.genome.gov/27535302#1 <strong>On May 6, 2013</strong>, the final speakers for the Human Genome Project 10th anniversary seminar series addressed the genetic, social and behavioral implications of nicotine dependency. Caryn Lerman, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, and Alexandra Shields, Ph.D., Harvard Medical School, presented joint talks, titled, <em>Translating Pharmacogenetics Research to Practice: The Case Example of Smoking Cessation</em>.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HomepageHighlights/~4/rRVEuPKVTSg" height="1" width="1"/> Mon, 20 May 2013 12:00:00 EST http://www.genome.gov/27553856 http://www.genome.gov/27553856 <strong>An international team of researchers</strong> has uncovered new evidence of potential genetic influences on blood lipid levels in three ethnic groups: African Americans, East Asians and Europeans. The results may lead to new insights into how genes affect the development of unhealthy levels of cholesterol, help explain differences in risks for heart disease and lead to new potential treatment strategies.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HomepageHighlights/~4/gODaf_7jQds" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 16 May 2013 12:00:00 EST http://www.genome.gov/27553767 http://www.genome.gov/27553767 <strong>Students visited the Smithsonian Institution's</strong> National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) to learn directly from scientists about DNA and how it relates to the natural world. Three hundred middle and high school students spent April 19, 2013, celebrating National DNA Day at the museum, an activity sponsored by NHGRI's Education and Community Involvement Branch. Find out what they discovered.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HomepageHighlights/~4/qbcayVcCifQ" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 09 May 2013 12:00:00 EST http://www.genome.gov/27553745 http://www.genome.gov/27553745 <strong>On April 25, 2013</strong>, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) held the all-day symposium, <em>The Genomics Landscape a Decade after the Human Genome Project</em>, at the Ruth L. Kirschstein Auditorium, NIH. NHGRI Director Eric D. Green, M.D., Ph.D., chose the date to coincide with the journal <em>Nature's</em> publication of the discovery of DNA's double helical structure 60 years ago, and the 10-year anniversary of the completion of the Human Genome Project (HGP).<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HomepageHighlights/~4/rLLigSWNzFU" height="1" width="1"/> Fri, 03 May 2013 12:00:00 EST http://www.genome.gov/27535302 http://www.genome.gov/27535302#5 <strong>The 2013-2014 Genomics in Medicine Lecture Series</strong> began with <em>The New Telomere Diseases: Organ Failure and Cancer</em> by Neal Young, M.D., M.A.C.P., from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. Video of that first lecture is now available.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HomepageHighlights/~4/F86tD_lVSdo" height="1" width="1"/> Mon, 06 May 2013 12:00:00 EST