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Within each cell, winding through chromosomes, waiting to be decoded from DNA, are the genes that make us who we are. Harvard researchers are working to understand how these tiny instructions exert such a large influence on our lives.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Learn functional genomics<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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In this\u00a0free online Harvard course<\/a><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0you can learn how to analyze DNA and RNA using open source software.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Can we correct the genetic mutations that cause diseases?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Hundreds of millions of people worldwide suffer from genetic diseases, including cancer. To help them, Professor David Liu, with support from the NIH, DARPA, and other federal agencies, is correcting genetic mutations by modifying DNA.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Why are you that tall?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Geneticist Joel Hirschhorn's fascination with the heredity of height, which has a long history in early genetics research, has led to insights about the biology of growth and disease.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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What happens when you share your genetic data?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Harvard Law School's I. Glenn Cohen explains the legal landscape surrounding genetic data, the reasons for more consumer protection laws, and the steps for consumers to protect their personal and genetic data.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Passing down knowledge<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Feyisayo Eweje<\/h3>

At Harvard's Wyss Institute, Feyisayo is working on a method to transport gene editors to the right cells in the body, so they can directly correct mutations.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Christina Warinner<\/h3>

As a professor of scientific archaeology, Christina uses ancient DNA in her pioneering work cracking the mysteries of early human diets and health.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Susan Kuo<\/h3>

At Massachusetts General Hospital, Susan focuses on how genetic changes may shift over time for people with neuropsychiatric disabilities.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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What happens when you share your genetic data?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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George Church<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, professor of genetics at Harvard Medical School, developed the first direct genomic sequencing method, which resulted in the first genome sequence. Since then, he helped initiate the Human Genome Project in 1984 and the\u00a0Personal Genome Project<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0in 2005.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Getting to the origin of diseases<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn how Harvard researchers are developing a genome editing platform to treat genetic diseases\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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\u201cPolygenic risk score\u201d tests comb through a person's DNA to calculate genetic predisposition to things like heart disease, type 2 diabetes, Alzheimer's disease, and common cancers. Should we all know our genetic disease risks? How do we make sense of what the scores tell us and don't tell us?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tAccountability of MinCiencias 2025\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tUNINAVARRA celebrates the \u201cJos\u00e9 Eustasio Rivera\u201d award, given to the Minister of National Education\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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First discovered as a defense system<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0protecting bacteria against viruses, this genome-editing tool has been studied by scientists for decades because of its enormous potential.<\/p>

In 2025, a team at Harvard Medical School helped create\u00a0the world's first approved medicine based on CRISPR<\/a><\/strong>\/Cas9 gene-editing technology, and other\u00a0CRISPR-based treatments developed at Harvard<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0are soon to follow.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Harvard geneticist\u00a0David Reich<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0explains that everyone's genetic background shows a mix from different waves of migration that washed over the globe. \u201cThe big perspective change from ancient DNA study is that people living today are almost never the descendants of the people in the same place thousands of years before.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Harvard geneticist\u00a0David Reich<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0explains that everyone's genetic background shows a mix from different waves of migration that washed over the globe. \u201cThe big perspective change from ancient DNA study is that people living today are almost never the descendants of the people in the same place thousands of years before.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Researchers are using DNA and genetic variations to get a more complete view of life in ancient cultures of\u00a0Pompeii<\/a><\/strong><\/span>,\u00a0Chichen Itza<\/a><\/strong><\/span>,\u00a0Britain<\/a><\/strong><\/span>,\u00a0the Caribbean<\/a><\/strong><\/span>,\u00a0Pacific islands<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, and the\u00a0Xiongnu people<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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