2012 National DNA Day Online Chatroom Transcript
The 2012 National DNA Day Moderated Chat was held on Friday, April 20th, 2012 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern. NHGRI Director Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D. and genomics experts from across the institute and around the nation 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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Is the exact number of genes in the human genome known?
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Is DNA different in any way between identical twins?
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Why do people have blond hair on their heads but dark hair on their bodies?
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Is it possible for twins to be telopathic with each other from such similar DNA
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what color is dna
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What is the current state of cryogenically preserving human tissue or human beings?
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What are some characteristics of DNA when exposed to zero gravity or the environment of outer space? What is the closest compound we have discovered to DNA in our solar system?
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How much DNA is in our body?
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Do mummies contain intact DNA? How long is DNA stable in a body after death?
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How old were you when you first started to get interested in DNA?
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Why is DNA important?
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what color is RNA
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what color is DNA?
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How do you isolate a specific gene for genetic enhancement?
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What sparked your interest with genetics?
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How do the proteins produced by DNA/RNA eventually create our specific and diverse traits, such as how my eyes are hazel or my facial structure?
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Could a human be cloned?
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How many mutations do there have to be in a gene or a cell for it to become cancer?
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What kind of religious resistance is there to advances in genetics?
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Are there any experiments involving DNA that you think we should NOT do?
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Referring to the question about mummies and DNA, if we wanted to, would it be possible to use the DNA found in these preseved historical figures to clone them and bring them back to life at this time?
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what color is a double helix? invisible?
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Can blonde parents produce a brunette child?
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Why is natural red hair not dominate anymore?
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What will happen if two different animals are bred scientifically, i.e. human and monkey?
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How does a long, spiral-shaped object like DNA fit inside the nucleus of a cell if the cell is so extremely small?
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Have you ever been uncomfortable doing a certain experiment?
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Can we recreate nerve or brain cells for transplanting into humans?
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what does adenine taste like?
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Suppose there was one nitrogenous base difference between one individual and another..how different would they look or act?
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What is the most interesting thing that you know about DNA?
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If Aqua Man, The Flash and Superman were real, would a muation in he DNA be the reason for their powers?
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How likely are gene to skip generations, for example, from yur grandparents, skipped your parent, then the same gene goes to you?
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Why is it so technically difficult to clone a human?
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Do you believe in cloning? Do you believe you are tampering with something that is not yours? From a religious standpoint, God created everything and shouldn't be altered.
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Why is it so technically difficult to clone a human?
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Do the effects of substance abuse get passed along to your children?
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How do you feel about cloning? For what reasons should it be put to use? Or does it raise too many ethical issues that scratch the surface?
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What kind of DNA Mutation is the most serious?
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How do the 4 nitrogenous bases (Cytosine, Guanine, Adenine and Thymine), being nothing more than chemicals, end up giving orders to make all of the organisms of our world so complex and diverse? Do they have a special property that exists only in DNA?
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David Bodine, Ph.D. deserves an award.
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How exactly does an adrenaline rush work?
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Explain transposons. Are there other ways for DNA to proliferate other than transposons or viruses?
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What makes lipo-suction dangerous?
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If DNA is injected into a growing or living organism, how fast or how much time before a change is seen?
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happy DNA day(: Do you believe that DNA has caused a positive change in the criminal court system?
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How are some people born with male and female genetalia? If they have XX or XY then why do they have both?
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How do some people have curly hair and some have straight hair ?
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About how many strands of DNA do we approximately have in our cells?
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What is your favorite thing about your job?
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Is asthma cureable by therapy or will there ever be a cure?
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Why is DNA in the shape of a helix?
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How are some twins identical and others aren't?
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I've heard that freckles are genetic, but how do they just appear when a person is in the sun alot?
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How does everybody have almost the same DNA?
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I can wiggle my nose and my ears, i have full control of my face. why cant anyone else in my class?
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The way your voice sounds, is it a mix from both parents?
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My whole family has brown eyes or green eyes and I have blue eyes. How often does this happen?
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Why do some humans show animal like traits such as a hair covered body?
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How do I know how tall I will be?
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How close are we to designing athletes? Do you think we should design traits in humans at all?
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What causes color blindness?
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If you say deoxyribonucleic acid backwards does it sound like "moldly bread?"
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When you are born a midget, what happens to the genes to make you be so short?
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Can genes change over time?
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In our own individual bodies, are all of the nitrogenous base pairs in our DNA the same thorughout the body, or are they different?
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What happens in the DNA to make dwarf people?
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How can somebody's hair color change over time?
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Why do really tall people die early?
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If my parents and grandparents all have either brown or red hair, then how did i end up with Blonde?
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David Bodine, Ph.D., what are pluripotent hematopoietic stem cells? And how are they connected to bone marrow transplantation?
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Is asthma aquired through genetics?
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Do you think more people would be scientists if they made more money?
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Will there EVER be a cure for being blind?
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What exactly is computational biology? And how does the field contribute to the study of genetics and the future, at large?
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How will you know if you're done growing?
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If I have a double helix DNA and I mate a girl with a double helix DNA, will our kids have quadruple helix DNA. Is it exponential?
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what animal has the most DNA?
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Why do I have my dad's humor but my brother is a 'stick-in-the-mud?'
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Can genes affect if your fingernail shape is round or boxed?
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Are Hemophilia and other diseases more common in boys than girls? How are women just carriers?
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What makes today DNA day?
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My parents are huge Packers fans and they always say how great Brett Favre's genes are. Is skill at a particular sport - football in this example - genetic, or do you suspect they just like how he looks in Wranglers?
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Are you enjoying DNA day?!:D
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can you find the genetic code for a pterodactyl just from their fossils?
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Why do people from other cultures and countries have different appearances?
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Why do some people's eyes change colors?
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Why are some people albino?
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Do you all sit in one room with laptops, answering questions? Or are you all at your own offices?
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How can somebody have both body parts as a male and female?
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Every year my hair gets a darker shade of brown. When I was younger I had red hair. Why and how does hair color change?
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is being annoying a personality trait or genetic?
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HAPPY DNA DAY!!!!!!!! Why are prople born with a certian color of hair, and over time it changes? (like from blonde to brown)
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How do you celebrate DNA day?
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Happy DNA day! Is this a specific kind of DNA day? If not is there a separate day for Y Chromosome DNA, Mitochondrial DNA, X Chromosome DNA, and Autosomal DNA?
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Why does this world have so many diseases present today?
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Why do people have different eye shapes and face shapes? As in, why and how did that variation occur?
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Can there be physical mutation from radiation?
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Does facial hair grow back thicker or in more quantitiy if you shave it? Or is it a theory?
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is it possible to shrink a giraffe to the size of a house hold pet
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Is there a limit to how many genetic defects a single person can have?
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If my great great grandma was a twin, what are the chances that I will have twins?
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Could it be considered a genetic mutation if you're whole family is really tall or really short and you're the exact opposite?
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Is it possible to breed a human and and animal?
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How can one sex be in danger of a disorder or disease that the other can't be affected by?
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What causes me to have a receding hairline?
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How do people get diseases if it isn't inherited?
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Is it possible for someone to be born with pink hair?
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Me and my brother look almost exactly alike. We are 7 years apart how can this be?
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In addition to screeing patients for genetic disorders, what are some other responsibilities/ roles of a genetic counselor?
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Do the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have a mutation in their genetic codes?
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How do you know what genes you will get from either parent?
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Why is it that some kids grow really tall while their parents and grandparents are short?
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Is it possible to live without DNA?
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Why can a genetic defect appear in generation but skip the next generation and then reappear in a diffrent generation?
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Is DNA day world wide?
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Do you know Bill Nye?
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Are bad habits, such as biting your nails, a genetic thing or is just something some people do?
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If you are albino,does it mean that you dont produce pigment, or just that you have pigment but it is not being used? Where does this extra pigment go?
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Can radon cause a genetic mutation?
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I once saw a TV show about a guy that can recite pi to the 90,000th digit. Is this skill hereditary or is he one of those "autistic savants"?
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What is genetics? Can you explain in 5 words or less?
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Where do cowlicks come from?
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What's the most interesting DNA question you've been asked?
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I wrote a DNA haiku for everyone:
"Rosalind Franklin
Had her work stolen by men
Double helices."
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Why does my biology teacher think she knows everything?
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Does DNA have swag molecules?
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What changes in DNA cause a person to grow to over 7 feet tall? Is it true that death is a possibility if someone is too tall?
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Have you ever met Albert Einstein?
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What would happen to our gene pool if America was a Hunger Games-like dystopian society?
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Why do people have hair that is different textures?
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Why does the hair on my legs grow faster than the hair on my head?
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How do you celebrate DNA day?
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My great grandpa came to America straight from Ireland but the Irish genes mainly show up in my cousins. Why is this?
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Why don't people use all of their brain power?
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I have bad seasonal allergies. Is there any hope for me in the future without taking antihistamines?
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Does diabeties run in families?
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Are bad habits, such as smoking marijuana, genetic?
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Are the use of drugs inherited.
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Why do people look different from each other?
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I forget what this disease is called, but I know its when you shout out random words uncontrolably. Does this have something to do with genes or DNA?
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What happens when blood cells mature?
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My mom has dark red hair. But my brother has bright red hair. How does that happen?
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What is the reason people have birthmarks and freckles?
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Should there be more of an awareness about asthma (causes, symptoms, etc.) than there is now?
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Is it possible for a human to be born cold-blooded?
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If you get a serious disease (measles or mumps) while pregnant, can it affect you're baby?
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I wrote a poem for you; DNA is cool and I am in school.
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Is melanin produced to shield our cells from UV rays? Does the production of melanin, in any way, affect the absorption of vitamin D?
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WHAT MAKES TODAY DNA DAY?
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What causes a person to be blind?
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When my mother was pregnant, I was one of two twins. Sometime during the third trimester, I resorbed my brother, or at least that is what doctors suspect as I was born at 13 lbs, 5 oz. I have always suspected that this gave me the strength of a grown man as a little baby. Can my unusually high level of strength be attributed to this resorption or is it simply superior genetics?
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What causes people to be born with eyes that change color?
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What is your job environment like ?
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Is the way your eyebrows are shaped inherited?
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Is there a way that a human can be injected with fish cells to make them a mermaid or butterfly cells to make them a fairy?
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What are the chances of having fraternal triplets?
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Why does eyesight get weaker and weaker as you get older?
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What can't be cloned?
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WHat do you do when you're a genetic counselor? Like, day to day job description?
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Why are some people albino but others aren't?
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How does a mutation in DNA occur?
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How does the environment make clones not identical?
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How do steroids make one stronger? I see how it makes them bigger, but how does it stimulate strength?
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Why are knockout mice knocked out if the scientists need to see what is happening to them?
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When someone has anger issues could it be passed on?
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Is the job of a computational biologist interesting? or tedious if you're wading through lots and lots of data?
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Have you been asked a question you cannot answer? If yes, what do you do?
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When someone is born with extra fingers or toes can it affect their body function or the way they act?
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What race has the best DNA?
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Thank you very much for answering my students questions. As you can see, I have a real "corker" of a class (ex.: the Why my teacher thinks she knows everything") question. Anyway -- thanks for giving your time and energy to this. Although our class time is over, we will be looking at the transcript on Monday and see how many more questions you were able to answer for them. Peace to you and yours.
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If you get gene therapy for a genetic condition would a child get the condition or the modified gene?
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If someone has ADD or ADHD then if they take an energy pill or drink, will it make them more hyper or more calm?
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Sould humans clone animals that are becoming extinct because of hunting, fishing etc.
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In a person that has both, can allergies conflict with asthma?
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Is it possible to clone animals that are extinct?
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Gregor Mendel spent a lot of time experimenting with peas, which contributed greatly to our understanding of inheritance. However I feel that he must have wasted a ton of food, unless he served peas with every single meal. I bet all the other monks must have been so sick of peas! Is there a genetic link to not liking peas? If there is I believe I am descended from Mendel's monks!
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Is advanced nanomedicine possible today?
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What would happen if you mated a lion with an eagle? A griffin, right?
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How come some people have brown eyes but their child's eyes are a different color?
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Once a person dies, would it be possible to recreate that person by immediatley extracting thier DNA and cloning it?
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HI:D DNA Day is Awesome!
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I'm a first year medical student and I was wondering what opportunities are out there regarding researching the genetic aspects of autism and autistic spectrum disorders?
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So there isn't a genetic basis for our personalities? I suppose our character is mostly molded by, what people termed, "the social forces" of our environment-- the blank slate argument.
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Is type I diabetes hereditary? We have heard conflicting reports.
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Do you think there's a deficit in funding for science today? If so, is the DNA community facing the same problem?
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What are "gene hunts?"
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Can you have a mutation where one leg or arm is longer than the other?
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Is it possible for a dog to give birth to a cat?
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Can a person have cancer resistant genes, and can those genes be extracted to cure or prevent cancer in someone else?
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What is the largest Punnett square you've ever done? Mine is 3x3 (i'm only a girl)
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Is it possible to fix a mutation after it happens?
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Is flexibility affected by heredity?
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Do you believe DNA is key in curing cancer?
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I know that if you clone an animal it can have premature problems or death, but what if you make a clone of a clone, would it have the genetic age of the original animal or the first clone?
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If intelligent life was discovered on another world, how similar do you think their DNA would be to ours?
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Is binary fission an example of natural cloning?
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If my parents both have brown hair, how did i get red hair?
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How long does DNA last after an organism dies?
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In school I learned about sequencing on the amino acid level, making pairwise alignments with them to analyzing Markov models. Why in the clinical setting is DNA sequenced and analyzed not the RNA? Isn't there a concern a mutation is occuring in the RNA that causes a disease, such as wobble bases, something you don't have in the DNA.
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Can or will science be able to breed out certain bad traits in people?
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As cells age their DNA gets mutated and the cell will die. Is there any way of "refreshing " the DNA so it will stay young so you will live longer and look younger?
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Can handwriting (its thickness, neatness, etc.) be passed down?
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If cancer cells form from normal cells, then do cancer cells still contain the genetic material in their oversized nucleus?
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Could you combine the DNA of two different species (ie: humans and gorillas) and get a extreme strong man ?
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I would like to know why do some people learn quicker than others? Can it be the way a person's brain is structured?
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Is SKY (spectral karyotyping) done by a computer and, if so, can it recognise chromosomal abnormality?
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Why are some guys voices deeper than others?
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What is the difference between plant and human genetics?
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How do you find ways to cure diseases?
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Can the inhalation of the smoke from marijuana effect your genes?
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Are there many uses for gene silencing?
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Can we genetically alter humans to have animal traits, such as regenerating limbs?
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Is there a down side to genetically altered food?
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I've heard that mushrooms are more related to humans than plants. Is that true?
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I pcr'ed 100ng of my entire genome and my tube exploded. I ran it for 36 cycles with ample reagents. What is this nonsense-ation?
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Is the way your finger nails are shaped a trait from your parents?
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Follow up to Amy: So a clone, in a literal sense, is not exactly a clone then if it doesn't, ideally, come out as planned? What other differences--even behavior-- have resulted from experimental cloning?
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Is type 2 diabetes inherited?
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How many growth spurts do you go through before you're done growing?
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There was a questions about having a mutation where one arm is longer than the other, and the answer given was that this would be due to something that happened in the womb. There are in fact genetic overgrowth syndromes that result in hemihypertrophy that can be traced to a genetic cause.
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Is it common to sequence gene for a patient?
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What would happen if you injected plant genes into a human? Or is it even possible?
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How do knockout mice work?
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Do you think that one day cloning will be a common practice on animals or even humans?
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I saw a mouse with a genetically modified ear grown to its back. Will mice now start to hear all the bad things we say about them?
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How are some people born with two seperate eye colors?
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Are scientists still finding important things out about genomes or have most discoveries been made?
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How do you know that someone has diabetes, could symptoms be a coincidence?
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In the movie "Benjamin Button" Brad Pitt lives his life in reverse.. is that possible to be born old and die as a baby?
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Why do more younger people have asthma, rather than older or middle-aged people?
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Is the use of knockout mice a humane practice?
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I have VHL,and I recently discovered that my mutation is nt 407 C/G 65 Ser?Trp S65W missense. My questions are: 1. Based on the mutation should I be focused on certain screenings more than others? In other words should I follow the same protocol as others with VHL but with different mutations? 2. Does this mutation define how the disease will progress?
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I'm a breast cancer survivor, and I have a son who died of a rare brain tumor. I've seen a number of mothers who have or have had breast cancer and also have or have had children with the same rare brain tumor. How would a scientist approach this type of situation in order to look for possible links between the disease of these children and their mothers?
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If you have parents who have pale complections could they have a child with dark skin color?
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When I was younger I looked like my dad. Now I look exactly like my mom. How did this happen?
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What effect does marijuana smoking have on DNA?
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How quickly can you diagnose cancer?
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Why do girls grow and mature faster than boys?
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Is there any research into the causes of mosaic mutations?
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Is it possible to be born with extra organs? Like, having 2 hearts instead of one or 4 lungs instead of 2?
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How can genotyping technology (23AndMe-style) be less complicated (and cheaper) than full sequencing? If I need to look for a well-known pattern in a long string at a well-known position, I would expect it to be easier if the full string is represented as a file on a computer rather than as a long molecule inside a sequencer... Of course, I'm assuming some misunderstanding on my side...
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I wrote a better poem about DNA since this one rhymes:
There once was a man named Gene;
Who once had an infection of his spleen;
A base pair is cool;
He isnt a fool;
Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine, and Thymine
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Is it possible to pass down benign tumors to your kids even after you have had them and the tumor formed after they were born? Can it form in the same place and same size?
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In sports like track some kids can run forever with not much training and others train a lot but don't make it anywhere why is that?
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Why do we celebrate DNA day?
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When you workout, how do you get stronger? I understand how your muscles get larger, but what makes them gain strength?
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Is it possible to make genetic diseases, like Hemoglobin, into a weapon?
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Are overlapping genes common in our genome? and can they extend to the antisense strands coding for proteins, 5'-3' fashion ?
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Why do people have different eye shapes and face shapes?
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How is all the genomic sequencing leading to drugs for peoples diseases?
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How do the machines for the human genome project work?
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In what areas has DNA testing been commonly used so far?
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What would you say is the biggest computational challenge in leveraging genetic knowledge for the benefit of healthcare? Is it developing efficient pattern-match algorithms? Is it maintaining vast amounts of data? Is it applying networking infrastructure for sharing information between repositories? Or is it something else?
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I am very interested in pursuing my career in genetics and pharmacology in the biotech field, because science careers are usually not high paid careers, is it the same case with the biotech. Thanks
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When the Human Genome Project was completed in 2003, I heard that they found that a fruit fly contained 60% of the same genes as a human. They tested Parkinsons disease on it, and it showed simliar symptoms to a human. Did they test any other diseases on fruit flies? Did the fruit flies show similar signs again?
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Most people have a disease history. In my case, all of my family have a history with their liver. I wonder, is there a way to prevent liver cancer?
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In molecular genetics, especially sequencing, how do we know when we are dealing with sense and not anti-sense strands of DNA. Also, is true that there are 3 billions bases that only exists as complementary but do not code for anything?
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Whats the difference between a genome and a gnome?
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Why is our DNA closer to a monkey than a mouse?
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Dr. Eric D. Green, director of the National Human Genome Research Institute, is now online and waiting for your questions. |
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When is DNA day in 2016. I don't want to miss it but I may have a wedding to go to that day. (Just got the Save-the-date in the mail)
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What test would you reccomend for a child that presents 95% of Williams Syndrome characteristic? Their FISH and CGH test were negative. Some of the symptoms include SVAS, hypercalcemia, larygomalecia (sp?)and anxiety. However, the child has an IQ of 114.
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Do you think humans will evolve?
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which scientist that studied genetics influenced you the most
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Can you gain powers from mutations?
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What is the manager of the cell? Is it DNA or it is protein or something beyond?
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When will we be able to genetically modify our bodies to fight disease?
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Why is the thymine changed to uracil in RNA?
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is it true that dolly was able to sexually reproduce before she died
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How do you regulate a gene?
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why did you decide to work on the field of genetics
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Can you revive dead stem cells?
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My Frownberger syndrome is really taking a toll on my quality of life. Will they ever find a cure?
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My dad has 3 children, my older sister, me and my younger sister. Me and my older sister were born normal. My younger sister was born with spina bifida so my question is, Is spina bifida genetic or is it caused by something going wrong during pregnancy?
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Can we genetically alter animals with human traits?
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The science of genetics and genomics becomes more complex literally every day. This chat is a great initiative, but what other things is the NIH doing to promote understanding of science among non-scientists?
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What is the P53 protein made of?
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How many years do you to be in college to be a genetic engineer and what degrees do you need?
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Do you think young kids receive enough education about genetics nowadays? Has there been some standards established to combat this?
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How does a gene disappear from the genome?
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What is the most common organ that you treat with stem cells?
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What can I do to prevent cancer?
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Is it easy for you to detect diseases or mutations when you look at DNA?
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If you clone a human will they live for a long time?
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How long does it usually take to become a genetic researcher?
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How does DNA know when to transcribe itself in order to produce a protein?
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Do you, in the future, think it will be possible to make a race immune to all diseases?
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My daughter was born with an autosomal recessive disorder, SWCAH. Could genetic testing of myself, her father, and her to determine the actual genes affected help in receiving better care? Or does it even matter? (Some day I hope to bring her to NIH for testing)
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How much time does gene translation take (per base)? And how much time does gene transcription take?
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i want to become a genetic engineer. what should i study?
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If monks can't talk, how was Darwin able to tell everyone of his discovery? Was email even invented then?
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What would be the future of genetics in 2050?
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Can genes make you smarter than a fifth grader?
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Do you think they will ever be able to cure people with MS or MD?
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Why does body hair, such as armpit hair or leg hair, stop growing at a certain point? I mean, the hair on your head grows non-stop. Why can't armpit hair grow to be around 8-10 inches long? If it could, you could use a hair brush for your armpits. :)
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Does cancerous/unhealthy DNA look different from healthy DNA? How can you tell if the DNA is unhealthy?
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What is your favorite part about studying in the field of genetics?
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Can you build a new organism with just the fertilized egg of a lab mouse? Do you need a surogate mother?
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I know more and more laboratories are doing the whole exome sequencing. My question is, is there a benefit to sequencing the whole exome? Knowing that you might get a lot of variants of unknown significance. How do you report to the patient in that case? Sorry, we found something that we have no clue what it is though you still have to pay thousands of dollars?
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Can you revive dead red blood cells?
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Is it easy to detect mutatations or diseases when you look at DNA?
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Can you survive without any brain cells?
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Is there a gene or portion of our DNA responsible for human consciousness? If so, could we activate that gene or genes in other animals and have meaningful conversations with them? All my dog says is "woof."
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Following Craig Venter's success in creating living cells based on computer-generated DNA sequences, is it possible to implant e.g. sequenced dinosaur DNA and create a dinosaur?
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What do genetic engineers study?
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Is DNA involved in any other cellular process other than replication and protein synthesis?
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Do you think they will be able to repair the damage from fetal alcohol syndrome?
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In what ways do bioinformatics help genomics?
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What made you decide that you wanted to work in the field of genetics?
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What are some of the new technological advances in the field of genetics?
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Is there any benefit to having a microarray done on a child who has already been diagnosed with Williams Syndrome by way of a FISH test?
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Wow do some certain genes turn off or on?
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Are there small genetic difference between identical twins?
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What is a gene target and what might someone use it for?
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What if DNA is mixed up--A binds with C?
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What animal's DNA is closest to humans?
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How much do genetic workers get paid?
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I understand that the nucleus of the cell contains the DNA molecule. How do you jump from there to genes and chromosomes?
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What does the Microarray test looks into? is it at specific genes, or chromosomes?
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What are the down sides of genetic engineering?
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Do you think they will ever be able to manipulate reproduction to pre-determine the sex of a baby or to make the baby athletic?
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Happy DNA Day! Miss Bertke gave us cookies! :D
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How many generations do you think it would take for humans to develop gills, if every generation spent life in the water?
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Do genetic engineers travel around the world or do they just stay in one place?
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How do you celebrate DNA Day? We got COOKIES!!!!!
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Are cloned organs more advanced than normal human organs?
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Is there any danger in receiving a blood transfusion from blood that might contain a genetic defect?
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DNA determines our traits, but what else influences their expression?
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If hair grows to a certain length, then stops, how does the hair know when to stop growing?
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Are there any risks associated with being a genetic engineer?
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Did Christopher Reeves drink stem cells after his horse "accident" to stay alive longer?
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How do you feel about cloning? when do you think it should be put to use? or are there too many unethical issues that scratch the surface?
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Do you think we will achieve a mapping from genes to social or personality traits?
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Is it true a cloned person's life is shorter than a regular person?
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Can we see and observe DNA molecules to an ion level?
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In the future, do you think that there will be any sort of genetic engineering on the human race?
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Can a genetic test such as a whole exome sequencing detect mitocondrial disorders?
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I once read that on average humans have somewhere in the neighborhood of 200 genetic mutations. Is that accurate? Do all living organisms have a base rate of genetic mutations?
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How did the Q and P segments of a chromosome get their name?
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How would the Human Genome Project have worked if the genome had been patented?
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Is there a gay gene?
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What does DNA do best for our society?
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Is the gene that determines brown eye color always dominant?
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How do you think DNA changed your life and other people lives?
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What kinds of specific genes have been located in the human genome?
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If we clone people to use their organs, would we be immortal?
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Does sperm hold the dad's DNA and the egg holds the mom's DNA? Even if it does hold the DNA how does it get in the sperm or egg?
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To find the DNA of a living thing, do you do the same procedure depending on what the thing is?
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My daughter has Williams syndrome and we believe that chromosome 7 has about 26 genes missing that were not inherited by either parent. Why does this happen and why do those missing genes have such an impact?
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My friend has alopecia, which he has had since he was an infant. He also has asthma and different allergies. I was wondering why alopecia makes him more likely to have these conditions?
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How are the ethics of genetics controlled or monitored?
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Do we know how many genetic conditions result from non-allelic homologous recombination (NAHR)?
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Could mitocondrial disorders be picked up in whole exome sequencing?
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When DNA Polymerase III makes a mistake in adding the wrong nucleotide, even though it has a proof-reading mechanism, is it possible to overlook a mistake and keep going down the DNA chain, and if so, how does the error fix itself or does it go unfixed?
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Do you think in the future, cloning will be a possiblity for infertile parents ?
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To what extent does 'other genetic material' (i.e. not known genes) affect gene expression?
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How do we determine the probability of genetic defects or disorders? Can that be calculated? Is it estimated retrospectively? By other means?
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What do Genetic Engineers do?
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What are some best instructional or learning practices that will be able to make learners understand DNA in concrete ways?
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I'm 28, female, and in the midst of switching careers from software development to biology. My end goal is to do genetic engineering research in the private sector. Undergrad will be finished when I'm 31 then grad school for another 5-7 years. I would love to get a PhD, but I also want to have kids and buy a house within the next 5-7 years. SoCal is expensive, and I'm worried that studying instead of working will impact my ability to do this. Is it even possible to get a good job with a B.S.?
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What are the various fields of genetics, what do they study, and are they significantly associated with solving any known 'problems'?
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How is it determined if C. elegans is going to be a male or a hermaphrodite?
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What is the difference between the incidence of something and the prevalence of something?
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What is your opinion on synthetic genetics?
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Were do you think the future of genetics is going?
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What are the down sides to genetic engineering?
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Woot!Woot! DNA Day!
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Are there any cool studies being done regarding gene linkage in humans?
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Will scientists ever be able to clone a neanderthal or human relatives?
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Why do some people's eye colors change? I have blue eyes but sometimes my right eye changes color. The only person in my family that has green eyes is my grandmother.
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Is DNA Day your favorite day?
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At what stage are researchers with stem cell implementation in terms of replacing things like discs in someone's back? Last I heard from an orthopedic surgeon in Los Angeles, we were 5 years out & that was about 5 years ago. How long will it take to be able to receive treatments like this for the general public?
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How long does it take to analyze all DNA in a person's body?
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When a trait is recessive, is there a chance that over time this trait can come to be nonexistent? Such as eyes, is there a possibility that there was more variety of eye traits in the past, but some were recessive and now extinct?
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Is nail patella syndrome more prominent in a specific ethnicity, demographic, or race?
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Is there any credible evidence that genetically modified organisms cause harm? Is there any credible evidence that they are safe?
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What is different on the male chromosome from the female chromosome on a human?
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What is an appropriate major if someone wants to be a computational biologist/genetic counselor?
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Could a Cannabis plant be genetically engineered to have more or less THC? And have they attempted this for medicinal purposes?
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Is DNA fingerprinting reliable?
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Posted: April 20, 2012