The Evolutionary Genomics Research Group strives to understand the evolution of life. No more and no less. In this Quick Q&A with scientists who work in NLM’s National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), we’re pleased to introduce members of the Evolutionary Genomics Research Group. This team of researchers focuses on the following areas: Empirical comparative…
Today’s feature is posted with permission from HealthTech magazine. Emerging technology, such as the cloud, help to push the boundaries of genomics, viral surveillance and other biomolecular medicine, says the director of the National Center for Biotechnology Information. Biotechnology—which harnesses cellular or biomolecular processes to improve care—is helping healthcare reach new heights as novel collaboration…
Those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it, or so the saying goes. So what can past worldwide pandemics teach us about future deadly outbreaks and the systems we’ve developed to combat them? Dr. Theresa MacPhail, a medical anthropologist who lived in China just after a deadly virus struck there, visited NIH…
The latest quarterly issue of NIH MedlinePlus magazine is now available online and in print. Actor Jim Parsons of “The Big Bang Theory” shares his experience with NIH’s Clinical Center, also known as America’s House of Hope. Parsons recently produced and narrated “First in Human,” a documentary about the NIH Clinical Center that aired on the…
Sound intriguing? Here are the basics. AcademyHealth and the National Information Center on Health Services Research and Health Care Technology (NICHSR) of the National Library of Medicine are hosting the second annual HSRProj Research Competition. Graduate and undergraduate students will identify missing or under-represented topics in funded health systems and services research. The students will…
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