Genome in a Bottle and the Genome Sequencing Process (VIDEO)

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

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The NIST Genome in a Bottle Consortium is a public-private-academic consortium hosted by NIST to develop the technical infrastructure (reference standards, reference methods, and reference data) to enable translation of whole human genome sequencing to clinical practice. In this animation, learn more about the genome sequencing process and why standards are such an important part of this process.

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