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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do all people have the same size cell for instence does a taller person have the same size cell as a smaller person      Arjun Prasad, Ph.D.: I am a post-doctoral Fellow working in bioinformatics at NHGRI. I'm very much interested in figuring out new ways to use new DNA sequencing technology and computers to learn about how genomes work, evolve, and influence human health. All people have the same sizes of cells in general, the differences in size of people are generally because of more or fewer cells. Some cell types can change in size though depending on circumstances. Bednarcik Junior High School in IL (8th grade student)

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