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  • abbreviation ENCyclopedia of DNA Elements; a catalogue of all the functional elements, encoded in the human genome

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  • The ultimate goal of the project, called ENCODE, for Encyclopaedia of DNA Elements, is to find new clues to the genetic basis of a host of common diseases, such as diabetes, Alzheimer's and perhaps even cancer, which will in turn suggest new drugs and therapies.

    Tim Hubbard: A Bottom-Up View Of Human Genetics 2007

  • That study, known as ENCODE (ENCyclopedia of DNA Elements), organized by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), challenged the traditional view of the human genetic blueprint as a collection of independent genes.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009

  • (NIH) public research consortium known as ENCODE (Encyclopedia of DNA Elements).

    innovations-report 2009

  • The most recent buzz centers on studies such as ENCODE that indicate that large swaths of so-called junk DNA are “expressed” by RNA polymerase II.

    The Panda's Thumb: Arthur Hunt Archives 2010

  • The most recent buzz centers on studies such as ENCODE that indicate that large swaths of so-called junk DNA are “expressed” by RNA polymerase II.

    The Panda's Thumb: Junk DNA Archives 2010

  • According to company President and COO Steve Lombardi, Helicos is poised to tap into expansive biomedical research programs such as ENCODE and the newly announced 1,000 Genomes.

    unknown title 2009

  • According to company President and COO Steve Lombardi, Helicos is poised to tap into expansive biomedical research programs such as ENCODE and the newly announced 1,000 Genomes.

    unknown title 2009

  • The ENCODE project made a big splash a couple of years ago — it is a huge project to not only ask what the sequence of a strand of human DNA was, but to analyzed and annotate and try to figure out what it was doing.

    The Panda's Thumb: May 2010 Archives 2010

  • February 15th, 2008 at 11: 05 am kernest135: The ENCODE Project has done fanastisc research into the DNA and the program in it.

    Coming Soon to a Theater Near You 2008

  • The ENCODE Project has done fanastisc research into the DNA and the program in it.

    Coming Soon to a Theater Near You 2008

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