#TBT: What looks like today’s modern French press was actually the instrument used by Marshall Nirenberg and his colleague Heinrich Matthaei to crack the genetic code. Nirenberg followed in the footsteps of George Mendel, the founder of modern genetics, whose 200th birthday would have been this month!
From Mendel to Nirenberg to the Human Genome Project, science has pushed at the boundaries of what we thought was possible. NIH and NHGRI are still moving forward and advancing genomic research for the health of all people.
Image 1: Instrument used by Marshall Nirenberg and his colleague Heinrich Matthaei to crack the genetic code at NIH.
Image 2: This photo shows Marshall Nirenberg visiting the statue of Gregor Mendel in Mendel’s Square, Brno, Czech Republic.
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#Mendel200#genetics#gene#genome#NHGRI#NIH
Otterly adorable 🦦 One of Britain’s best-loved mammals is set to receive a boost with the sequencing and release of the first high-quality Eurasian otter genome.
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The genome will be published through Wellcome Open Research, where it will be openly available for use by the research community.
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The Cardiff University’s Otter Project to make the most of the wealth of data stored in DNA archives 🧬
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This will be used to better understand the biology of otters and inform ongoing conservation efforts.
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#biology#ecology#zoology#genetics#otter#genome#biosciences#cardiffuni#cardiffuniversity#prifysgolcaerdydd