{"id":1988,"date":"2012-04-26T14:42:46","date_gmt":"2012-04-26T19:42:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coleparmer.com\/blog\/?p=1988"},"modified":"2022-12-28T14:08:03","modified_gmt":"2022-12-28T20:08:03","slug":"genes-day-all-about-dna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coleparmer.com\/blog\/genes-day-all-about-dna\/","title":{"rendered":"Genes Day: All about DNA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>April 25 was DNA Day and April is National DNA &amp; Genomics &amp; Stem Cell Education Awareness Month, so Cole-Parmer is taking a closer look at the human genome.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>According to Genome.Gov, an organism\u2019s complete set of DNA is called its genome and nearly every cell in the body contains a complete copy of about 3 billion DNA base pairs that comprise the human genome. Genes contain the information that build and maintain an organism\u2019s cells and further pass on genetic traits.<\/p>\n<p>The genetic make-up of an organism and environmental conditions are the focus in examining the root causes of disease. There are five main areas within genomics:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Functional Genomics: <\/strong>the determination of gene function and interaction<\/li>\n<li><strong>Comparative Genomics: <\/strong>the determination of the evolution of species by studying relationships of genomic structures and functions across different species<\/li>\n<li><strong>Structural Genomics: <\/strong>the determination of the protein structure within a given organism in one, two, and three dimensions<\/li>\n<li><strong>Epigenomics: <\/strong>the determination of the methylation patterns, as well as imprinting and packaging of DNA<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pharmacogenomics: <\/strong>the determination of the influence of genetics on drug response by correlating gene expression with the efficacy of a drug<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Gene therapy corrects defective genes that may be responsible for diseases. To find out how gene therapy works and some interesting developments (including the role of nanotechnology and gene therapy in cancer, and the results of gene therapy on inherited blindness), go to genomics.energy.gov<\/p>\n<p>As scientists working in genomic research, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coleparmer.com\/Category\/Thermal_Cyclers\/16178?referred_id=5618\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow noopener noreferrer\">thermal cyclers<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coleparmer.com\/Category\/Electrophoresis_Products\/1145?referred_id=5618\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow noopener noreferrer\">electrophoresis products<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coleparmer.com\/Category\/Spectroscopy_and_Spectrophotometers\/5460?referred_id+5618\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow noopener noreferrer\">spectrophotometers<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coleparmer.com\/Category\/PCR_Plates\/56822?referred_id=5618\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow noopener noreferrer\">PCR plates<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coleparmer.com\/Category\/Excel_Scientific_ThermalSeal_small_sup_153_sup_small_Films_for_Thermal_Cycling\/46042?referred_id=5618\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow noopener noreferrer\">sealing films<\/a> may populate your labs.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April 25 was DNA Day and April is National DNA &amp; Genomics &amp; Stem Cell Education Awareness Month, so Cole-Parmer is taking a closer look at the human genome. 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