2012 National DNA Day Online Chatroom Transcript
This is just one question from an archive of the National DNA Day Moderated Chat held in April 2012. The NHGRI Director and many genomics experts from across NHGRI took questions from students, teachers and the general public on topics ranging from basic genomic research, to the genetic basis of disease, to ethical questions about genetic privacy.
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What is your opinion on synthetic genetics?
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Laura Rodriguez, Ph.D.:
I am the Director for the Office of Policy, Communications, and Education at NHGRI. I work to develop and implement policy for research initiatives at the NHGRI, design communication and outreach strategies to engage the public in genomic science, and prepare health care professionals for the integration of genomic medicine into clinical care.?I am particularly interested in the policy and ethics questions related to the inclusion of human research participants in genomics and genetics research and sharing human genomic data through broadly used research resources (e.g., databases).
I think synthetic genetics, like several other areas of genetic advances, is an exciting opportunity for us to potentially improve our lives and how we interact with our world. That said, like other areas of genetics, it also is a powerful technology that must be thought about with deliberate care and purpose.
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Crosby-Ironton High School in MN (10th grade student) |
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