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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What does DNA do?      Les Biesecker, M.D.: I currently research the clinical and molecular delineation of human malformation syndromes. DNA can be thought of as the information molecule of life. Cells use DNA to store information on how to make proteins, and the proteins have hundreds of different functions in the body. East Haven High School in CT (10th grade student)

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