2010 National DNA Day Online Chatroom Transcript

This is just one question from an archive of the National DNA Day Moderated Chat held in April 2010. 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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I want to focus on comparative study of innate immunity in plants, invertebrates and vertebrates. What techniques should I need to learn?      David Bodine, M.D., Ph.D.: I investigate the genetics of pluripotent hematopoietic stem cells (PHSCs) to improve the effectiveness of bone marrow transplantation and to find better ways to use these unique cells for gene replacement therapy. Immunology. This is the study of how the body recognizes and deals with foreign invaders. Plants usually deal with foreign orngaisms by sheer numbers, but they obviously have genetic resistance to fungi and parasites. It is a very interesting field of study. ABABU CBIT,RAJAHMUNDRY (A.P.), INDIA (Higher Education student)

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