2008 National DNA Day Online Chatroom Transcript

This is just one question from an archive of the National DNA Day Moderated Chat held in April 2008. 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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Did you always know that you wanted to work in the field of genetics?
     Colleen McBride, Ph.D.: Developing new interventions to promote changes in people's behavior in ways that will lower their risk of developing certain diseases. No, it was a field that I did not know much about until 5 years ago. I became interested in genetics because leaders in the field were predicting that genetic information might be used to encourage people to be healthier. I was testing different methods to help people live healthier lives and wanted to learn about how I might include genetic information to improve those methods.
Rock Canyon High School in CO (10th grade student)

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