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National Human Genome Research Institute

American organization

Also known as: NHGRI

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ENCODE

In ENCODE
National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) as a follow-on to the Human Genome Project (HGP; 1990–2003), which had produced a massive amount of DNA sequence data but had not involved comprehensive analysis of specific genomic elements.
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work of Collins

In Francis Collins
…to become head of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) of the NIH, which had begun work on the HGP three years earlier with a stated goal of completing the sequencing project in 15 years at a cost of \$3 billion by coordinating the work of a number of…
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