Overview
www.yourgenome.org is a website intended to help people understand genetics and genomic science and the implications for us all.
On this site, you'll find answers to questions like 'What is a genome?', 'How do you sequence the DNA of an organism?', and 'What could this information be used for?'. We cover some background biology, provide insight into scientific life at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute -- Europe's largest genome centre, and enable access to the views and concerns of leading researchers in the field.
Communication and Public Engagement Team
Produced by the Communication and Public Engagement team of the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, www.yourgenome.org offers videos with leading researchers, explanatory animations, downloadable classroom activities and accurate information about genetics and genomics. Through www.yourgenome.org, we aim to stimulate interest and encouraged informed debate about this fast-moving area of biomedical science.
Audience
The 'general' information sections were created for the intelligent non-expert (such as lay readers and school students under 16 or students of non-science subjects). The 'detailed' sections are designed for those with some science background (such as science students aged 16 and above) who are looking for in-depth coverage of the science and processes.
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