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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What has been the most difficult part of your studies?      Heidi Parker, Ph.D.: Comparing the dog genome to the human genome in an effort to answer questions about disease in both dogs and humans. The most difficult part of science is time management. I always have lots of experiments going and everyone of them is exciting in its own right so choosing what to do first is the biggest problem I have. Alpharetta High School in GA (9th grade student)

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