2011 National DNA Day Online Chatroom Transcript

This is just one question from an archive of the National DNA Day Moderated Chat held in April 2011. 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 are the pros and cons of animal cloning?      Amy Gaviglio, M.S., C.G.C.: I am a genetic counselor at the MN Department of Health. I work in the newborn screening program and am involved in education surrounding public health genetics and ethics. Pros for animal cloning include cloning of organs and tissues for transplants, or cloning to produce food and/or disease resistant animals, plants, etc. Cons could include lack of diversity as well as the moral issues often cited with human cloning. McDowell Intermediate High School in PA (10th grade student)

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