2006 National DNA Day Online Chatroom Transcript
The 2006 National DNA Day Moderated Chat was held on Tuesday, April 25th, 2006 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Eastern. NHGRI Director Francis Collins and genomics experts from across the institute 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.
Good morning! Welcome to DNA Day 2006! From 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Eastern, experts from the National Human Genome Research Institute will be answering your questions in this chatroom. We will try to answer as many questions as possible, so start sending them in! |
Joining us in our first hour are NHGRI's Scientific Director Eric Green; Vence Bonham, chief of our Education and Community Branch; Belen Hurle, a Research Fellow and Science Educator, and Dale Lea, a Health Educator. |
5508 |
What kind of new and exciting applications do you hope for in the field of medical genetics in the near future?
|
5509 |
If you had billions of dollars for your research what (in your research) will you spend it on?
|
5510 |
Can genetics tell us exactly how infants will react in life?
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5511 |
Although we are flooded with references that claim racial differences cannot be traced to genes, it is clear that the FBI and associated police investigative agencies regularly use racial profiling for orienting their DNA testing data to specific criteria and for their statistical interpretations. How do we reconcile these two phenomena? There was news last fall that reported findings on a certain cluster of genes related to controlling some aspect of skin pigmentation. Will we hear more about the applications of this research in the future?
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Also here today is Sarah Harding of Education and Community Involvement Branch. |
5513 |
How much of the genome do we have specific function information for?
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5514 |
Two related questions came in at about the same time: "Can we eat DNA?" And "What does DNA task like?"
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5515 |
Should American doctors be under pressure to "encourage" all mothers-to-be to do prenatal screening as part of normal prenatal care?
|
5516 |
Are you currently accepting internships?
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5517 |
It seems that the availiability for new discoveries in the field of genetics is slowly decreasing. Now that the human genome has been sequenced what is left?
|
5518 |
What career route would I take to be able to interact and talk with pregnant women and infants, and still work on the genetics of the infants? In this career would you be able to "monitor" the infants/pregnant women?
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5519 |
DNA Day Finally here!!! DNA Day CHEER, CHEER, CHEER!!! DNA Day Really Rocks!!! GOOOO Double Helix!!!
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5520 |
To respond to Zac Trupp's question, there is some belief that the junk DNA may play a role in RNAi when transcribed. How valid of a prospect is this?
|
5521 |
What is the rarest type of disease that has a genetic basis?
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5522 |
Are there any restrictions for carrying out gene tests on 20 year olds, to find out whether they are likely to develop genetic diseases such as Alzheimer's disease in their 60s?
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5523 |
Is the "Gene microchip" mentioned in "Genomics: Towards a Healthier You" something that companies are trying to make available at the very moment? If so, are many people opposed to the idea due to privacy and other rights?
|
5524 |
Are gene tests available for complex diseases, diseases which have no cure, or diseases that may have a late onset?
|
5525 |
Could DNA be possibly used in the future to help hire people?
|
5526 |
When considering the full sweep of medical challenges to public health internationally today, where should most medical research be focused for developing treatments, environmental factors or genetics?
|
5527 |
What has the Human Genome project told us so far, and how does it help is in our daily lives?
|
5528 |
Is there any way to determine whether or not I have a genetic disorder without using karyotyping?
|
5529 |
What advances or cures do you think studying genetics will yield in the next 5-10 years?
|
5530 |
In the future, will it be possible to change DNA in place of plastic surgery?
|
5531 |
In the future, will parents be able to change the DNA of an embryo so that the child will have certain characteristics?
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We've been getting some great questions--keep on sending them! And remember to visit the chatroom at 3 p.m. Eastern to lfind out the winners of the American Society for Human Genetics' essay contest for high school students. |
5533 |
What improvements have been made in the ethical, legal and social implications since the start of the human genome project?
|
5534 |
What are some of the dangers of adult screening? Are most doctors receiving the training necessary to make wise decisions on recommending genetic tests to their patients?
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Carla Easter of the Education and Community Involvement Branch has just joined us to help asnwer your questions.
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5536 |
18. Considering the many new developments in DNA research that are shifting scientific paradigms, do you have any particularly ?out of the box? ideas about DNA, RNA, introns, pseudogenes, alternative splicing or repeat sequences, in general? What are of genetic studies do you find most exciting to discuss with your colleagues when the situation arises?
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5537 |
What is the general opinion of the genetics community regarding genetic testing for women who may carry the breast cancer gene or other similar genes? How does this testing help the individual?
|
5538 |
My students are learning about replication right now is there anything that is new and exciting about DNA replication
|
5539 |
Does DNA have a color?
|
5540 |
With the current DNA testing, do you think in the near future, we'll be able to cure major diseases and complications in the human body?
|
5541 |
Will therapeutic cloning, if and when more widely accepted, eventually create an industry of healthcare available only to the wealthy? Is there anyway to safeguard against corporate monopolization of these therapies?
|
5542 |
Can you determine when you will die through DNA?
|
5543 |
Which DNA double helix do you think would be harder to separate into two strands- DNA composed predominantly of AT base pairs or of GC base pairs? Why?
|
5544 |
I heard that the ends of DNA strands are cut off after a cell divides. How does this work and what are the effects as we get older?
|
5545 |
What is the biggest misconception the general public has regarding our genome and genetic studies? Where do most people get the wrong ideas about genes and how could this be corrected?
|
5546 |
How many bases are there in a Human DNA molecule?
|
5547 |
How will the discoveries of the human genome project affect childbirth? Will gametes be examined for the characteristics that they would create and selected to make a "perfect baby?"
|
5548 |
What can 10th graders do to get involved in real DNA research?
|
5549 |
What is your favorite DNA base?
|
5550 |
What is a typical day like for you as a genetics scientist?
|
5551 |
For a young person interested in science what would you advise them to pursue in genetics? Is the tauted bioengineering field the most promising? What kinds of classes and programs would you recommend for students finishing high school now?
|
5552 |
What institutions, labs, nations should we keep an eye on for further research in gene therapy?
|
5553 |
Do people have different DNA?
|
5554 |
Has anybody ever read the entire human genome project? Who?
|
5555 |
Have scientists finished sequencing the H5n1 virus?
|
5556 |
Where do you feel genetics will go in the next 5-10 years?
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Here with us this hour is Phyllis Frosst, a science policy analyst who has done research related to gene therapy. |
5558 |
If a child is up for adoption, should his or her genetic information be collected?
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Also joining us is Chris Austin, director of the NIH Chemical Genomics Center. |
5560 |
What did it feel like to finish mapping out the human genome?
|
5561 |
What was the most challenging part of sequencing the Human Genome Project?
|
5562 |
It seems that since the tragic death of Jesse Gelsinger and the triggering of leukemia in boys undergoing gene therapy, we have not heard of any progress in research on gene therapy. Are there any improvements in developing safe vectors? Should we expect more promising efforts focused on "blocking" disease genes with RNA interference and related RNA methods?
|
5563 |
Right now there are breakthroughs in organ transplants like the recent face transplants. Is it possible to create DNA transplants for those people with genetic diseases?
|
5564 |
Can the atoms in the DNA molecule actually be seen?
|
5565 |
Does DNA affect your intelligence?
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Fantastic questions! Just a reminder to please identify your school and where it's located. Thanks! |
5567 |
Are there any predictions as to the function of the 95% unknown genome?
|
5568 |
Why does Adenine pair with Thymine?
|
5569 |
What are the latest breakthroughs in RNAi technology and what are researchers currently investigating in relation to this topic?
|
5570 |
What, in your view, is the most controversial area of genetic research today?
|
5571 |
Do you think today's society and scientists regard genetic information as a special case or should it be treated in the same way as other "confidential" information," and why?
|
5572 |
As more and more prenatal tests become available and affordable to all Americans, will we screen everyone for every genetic disease known or will tests be designed for specific groups that are known to be at risk?
|
5573 |
Since the public easily accepts information about DNA as being absolutely accurate, should we be concerned about current fingerprinting practices being used for evidence for prosecution, paternity testing etc.?
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Joining us now is Vivian Ota-Wang of NHGRI's Ethical, Legal and Social Implications Program. |
5575 |
How much has genetic research advanced in the last year?
|
5576 |
Why is DNA important?
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Joining us this hour are NHGRI Director Francis Collins, who led the Human Genome Project; Barbara Biesecker, a genetics counselor who is featured in this year's DNA Day Webcast, and Heidi Parker, a dog genomics expert who is filling in for Nate Sutter. |
5578 |
What is the general procedure for determining disease-causing genes?
|
5579 |
What is so good about DNA day.
|
5580 |
Why are the DNA bases named Adenine, Thymine, Cytocine and Guanine?
|
5581 |
Regarding genetic sequencing in dogs: If a computer can analyze a dog's genetic sequence so far as to be able to tell what breed it is, could computers be used to distinguish the breeds/families that make up any given mutt's heritage, based on its genes?
|
5582 |
How well are science projects such as the Genome Project a national priority according to the political administration?
|
5583 |
Is there any correlation between mutations in DNA and being gay?
|
5584 |
Is your job hard? What makes it that way?
|
5585 |
Why is DNA so important?
|
5586 |
Why is DNA required?
|
5587 |
Why do you do this job?
|
5588 |
Can you determine through genes how a baby will look and how smart they will be?
|
5589 |
How do you know so much about DNA?
|
5590 |
what is the purpose of dna day
|
5591 |
Como Estas?
|
5592 |
Why would you choose a dog to compare the genome? Why not something else, say a three-toed sloth?
|
5593 |
There was news last fall that reported findings on a certain cluster of genes related to controlling some aspect of skin pigmentation. Will we hear more about the applications of this research in the future?
|
5594 |
What education is needed to become a genetic counselor?
|
5595 |
What in your opinion is the biggest ethical, social and legal implication resulting from the human genome project?
|
5596 |
Can drugs alter DNA?
|
5597 |
How did people find out about DNA?
|
5598 |
What is RNA?
|
5599 |
Do you think the future could end up as seen on the 1997 film "Gattaca"?
|
5600 |
Is there a cure for Adrenoleukodystrophy? How far are along do you think they are in curing the mutation in the gene?
|
5601 |
Why did you decide to start studying DNA, and did you use any helpful equipment?
|
5602 |
Where is the most research being done into the human genome?
|
5603 |
Is it possible to identify a certain base sequence that would correspond to a certain trait?
|
5604 |
Can DNA be used in weapons of mass destruction?
|
5605 |
Que es hoy el dia de DNA?
|
5606 |
How do genes turn on and off?
|
5607 |
How is genetic counseling useful in the case of psoriasis and arthritis?
|
5608 |
Have any other animals, such as fish, had their genome sequenced?
|
5609 |
17. Will DNA fingerprinting techniques used more regularly in courts of law open more doors for discrimination of certain groups? Allow for easier abuse of the technologies and misleading interpretations for the juries?
|
5610 |
Que es el ADN?
|
5611 |
DNA stands for Dinosaur Nose Acrobatics, right?
|
5612 |
Are human genetics completely understood yet?
|
5613 |
En que paises se celebra este dia?
|
5614 |
What are the current advances in gene therapy for Cystic Fibrosis?
|
5615 |
What makes twins?
|
5616 |
How is DNA related to colorblindness?
|
5617 |
What exactly is DNA and how does it control what I look like and what diseases I have? Why is it so important and if I lose a finger can't DNA just replicate it back?
|
5618 |
What is the difference between genetics and genomics?
|
5619 |
How long have you been studying DNA?
|
5620 |
Will finding out the sequence of human genomes help us to prevent diseases and actually do anything about it relatively soon?
|
5621 |
Where do Attention Deficit Disorder and Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder come from? Are these disorders genetic?
|
5622 |
Can animals inherit genetic disorders?
|
5623 |
Where can you find dna on your body?
|
5624 |
How do they perform a genetic test?
|
5625 |
how many chromosomes are in a full DNA?
|
5626 |
We have been discussing genetic engineering and transformations and have learned about ANDi, the transgenic monkey. Can you explain why ANDi does not glow green under UV light? How do scientists know if he carries this gene? Is he a healthy monkey? Thanks for your help.
|
5627 |
Donde se estudian el DNA?
|
5628 |
how do you identify the identity
of a person from dna
|
5629 |
What courses in college do you have to take to have a job like yours?
|
5630 |
Who was the first person to finish the human genome and did they win a nobel prize?
|
5631 |
Is DNA fun???
|
5632 |
Hola como estas. Tengo una pergunta para usted. Que es la RNA y es lo mismo que al DNA?
|
5633 |
When was DNA day first started?
|
5634 |
What is your favorite genetics movie?
|
5635 |
What is the most effective way to determine what a specific part of the genome does?
|
5636 |
Can people take your DNA and copy it?
|
5637 |
If parents want their child not to inherit a certain gene, such as one for hair texture or hair color, is that possible?
|
5638 |
Can genetics control one's personality?
|
5639 |
The gene for diabetes is located on many different chromosomes, so what possible steps can be taken to find a gene therapy for diabetes as it is also a multifaceted disease?
|
5640 |
Is everything that we see on CSI true?
|
5641 |
Can crossing over occur between the X & Y chromosome?
|
5642 |
What is the most common genetic disorder affecting humans today?
|
5643 |
How long will DNA last once you die?
|
5644 |
How do homologous chromosomes pair up during meiosis?
|
5645 |
How close is the DNA of a human to the DNA of a peanut?
|
5646 |
If both parents have a genetic disorder that they might pass on to their child, is there a way to prevent the disease from being passed on?
|
5647 |
What is your favorite part of your job? When did you decide you want to be a geneticist?
|
5648 |
What does DNA really look like?
|
5649 |
What is a genome?
|
5650 |
What is the most important thing I should learn today from this experience.
|
5651 |
Do you think that the human genome project will assist us with environmental pollution concerns?
|
5652 |
What does DNA tell us about the fact that animals have hair all over their bodies and humans do not?
|
5653 |
What is the relationship between genetic variation and cancer progression?
|
5654 |
Does having a brother with autistic tendencies and other mental-health related issues put me at a greater risk of having an autistic child?
|
5655 |
What other species are most similar to humans in DNA?
|
5656 |
Have scientist found a cure or treatment for Klinefelters?
|
5657 |
What was the most difficult case of DNA dissorders that you ever discovered?
|
5658 |
Are there any concerns now about how the gene research will affect our society in the future?
|
5659 |
If identical twins have the exact same copies of their DNA, and they grow up in the same environment, why do they act so independantly and differently from each other?
|
5660 |
Can monkeys get genetic disorders?
|
5661 |
How big is the average genome?
|
5662 |
Who would you say is the most influential genetecist in the history of discoveries?
|
5663 |
How is DNA made?
|
5664 |
If your son or daughter died, couldn't you make a clone of them from their DNA?
|
5665 |
If the slight differences in DNA account for the differences in our traits, how do we have a "human genomic standard" for comparison?
|
5666 |
Has anyone found DNA on Mars?
|
5667 |
Do all animals have the same kind of DNA?
|
5668 |
Why is there still so much debate about whether schizophrenia is a genetic illness?
|
5669 |
Are their any advances in the study of Fuch's Dystrophy?
|
5670 |
What all do we know about the gene that causes diabetes?
|
5671 |
What does the term Genome mean?
|
5672 |
If our genes evolved from monkeys, then why are there still monkeys?
|
5673 |
Does grass have DNA?
|
5674 |
El oxigeno el capaz de danhar DNA?
|
5675 |
I want to contribute to the genomic biology how can I get an opprtunity to work with people like you?
|
5676 |
How long does it take to analyze DNA?
|
5677 |
What is the most inportant part of a geneticist's job?
|
5678 |
Are cysts hereditary?
|
5679 |
Can anyone explain what Progeria is???
|
5680 |
Was the human genome completed in 2000 or 2003?
|
5681 |
What is gene imprinting?
|
5682 |
What do you like about your job in genetics?
|
5683 |
My best friend likes salty foods, but I like "sweets" kind of girl. Do you think this is part of our DNA? Is there a sweet-lovers and salty-lovers gene?
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We have some new genomic experts in the chatroom. Please welcome NHGRI Clinical Director Bill Gahl; NHGRi Deputy Director Alan Guttmacher; Shawn Burgess, an investigator in the Genome Technology Branch who uses zebrafish as a model; and Laura Lyman Rodriguez, special advisor to the NHGRI Director. |
5685 |
How close is our DNA to a dog's DNA?
|
5686 |
Whose idea was it to start the Human Genome Project?
|
5687 |
Is DNA hard to study?
|
5688 |
Is there anyway to stop the telomeres from aging in cloning experiments?
|
5689 |
If a child has cancer, is it because of their parents' genes?
|
5690 |
What effect does alcohol consumption have on your DNA?
|
5691 |
Is it possible to "cut out" a disease/ genetic disorder in a carrier?
|
5692 |
Are the DNA tests on TV acurate?
|
5694 |
I have an internship at a lab in which transformed cell lines -NS0 cell cultures are used to produce protein pharmaceuticals. Because these cells are clones, they are supposedly genetically identical. As the millions of cells per mL multiply, is there a risk of mutation? I am aware that only a small part of their genome codes for the pharmaceutical protein, so the chance of the production of a detectable amount of defective pharmaceutical is extremely small, but a risk still exists, does it not? Are NS0 and other cell lines chosen partly because their polymerases are more successfull than those of other species? Do mammalian polymerases differ in their success in proofreading?
|
5695 |
What is the genetic disorder that causes Asperger's syndrome?
|
5696 |
do you eat genetically modified food? do you like it?
|
5697 |
Can DNA be recovered from dinosaur bones, and if so could I have a dinosaur and if you could have a dinosaur what kind would you get?
|
5698 |
What living organism has the largest genome?
|
5699 |
What is your favorite thing about the cell?
|
5700 |
What would you want to study if you were not a genetic researcher??
|
5701 |
Can two parents who have a genetic disease have a child who does not?
|
5702 |
What is the Human Genome Project?
|
5703 |
What is the easiest, fastest, and least expensive way to transfer DNA from one location (Lab) to another. Same question for storage of DNA.
|
5704 |
can athletic ability be passed on through DNA?
|
5705 |
How does DNA get inherited?
|
5706 |
Since humans and chimpanzees are about 96% similar genetically, do they suffer from many of the same genetic disorders?
|
5707 |
In your opinion, what area of genetics holds the most potential for future research?
|
5708 |
What are your personal career goals?
|
5710 |
When the DNA Helicase breaks the bonds between the nitrogenous bases during transcription, is there a specific point where the helicase begins to break these bonds, or is it random?
|
5711 |
Do you think that changes in bipolar disorder based on demographic information speaks to a genetic basis for the disorder, or an environmental basis?
|
5712 |
Do we have any diseases today that are not genetic?
|
5713 |
How is DNA held together chemically?
|
5715 |
What are some important facts that I should teach my students about DNA?
|
5716 |
Does your DNA change over the course of your life?
|
5717 |
who should have have the rights of my genome?
|
5719 |
How did you find out that the DNA molecule was the form of a double helix?
|
5720 |
Are there any new findings on hemophilia?
|
5721 |
How does cancer affect your genes?
|
5722 |
I am interested in pursuing a career in science. Would you please tell me the usual breakdown of your daily day? Thank you.
|
5723 |
How do you isolate strands of DNA?
|
5724 |
Have you discoverd any genes?
|
5725 |
Can you compare both human DNA and animal DNA?
|
5727 |
What direct medical advances have occured from the results of the Human Genome Project?
|
5728 |
What is it like to work with something you can't see?
|
5729 |
Is it possible to alter DNA?
|
5730 |
Have we located the gene responsible for Hirschsprung's disease at this time?
|
5731 |
How long does it take for DNA to repair itself after UV mutations?
|
5732 |
If i wanted to save my DNA, were could I do it?
|
5733 |
If you live a healthy life style and both of your parents carry the genetic disease (High Blood Pressure), will that still affect your life?
|
5734 |
How long is a DNA strand.
|
5735 |
Could doctors one day write a mRNA that could be used to create a protein able to cure genetic diseases such as diabetes?
|
5736 |
Could you please explain the concept of crossing over?
|
5737 |
how should i study for a hard bio test!?
|
5738 |
Do you think that eventually health insurance premiums could be based on an interpretation of various aspects of one's genome? If not, what is being done to prevent this?
|
5739 |
I am interested in the science of bioinformatics, what are some key problems that are involved during scientists' studies?
|
5740 |
Is it possible to destroy DNA like you can destroy cells?
|
5741 |
Is it possible for parents to determine what genes their children inherit?
|
5742 |
What effects can gene therapy in a parent have on the genes in an offspring?
|
5743 |
Will prisons ever switch over to recording DNA fingerprints instead of actual fingerprints?
|
5744 |
What's your favorite chromosome?
|
5745 |
Why doesn't everyone look alike if we only have a 1 percent difference in our genes?
|
5746 |
Does DNA kill people?
|
5747 |
How is it possible that animals evolved from plants?
|
5748 |
What direct effect has genetic research had on our lives today?
|
5749 |
Before the discovery of DNA, proteins were thought to carry the genetic traits of an indivuidual. What was the basis behind that theory?
|
5750 |
please correct me if i am wrong but one gene can code for multiple proteins depending on the way the introns are cut out?
|
5751 |
Are there any conditions where half of the body has a different genotype then the other half? For example, is it possible for a person to have X and Y chromosomes in some of their body cells but two Xs in other cells?
|
5752 |
How long will a sample of DNA last that if it is taken medically from a person and kept in a test tube?
|
5753 |
Why doesn't everybody look alike if there is only a 1% difference in genes?
|
5754 |
How is a chicken's genome similar to a human's?
|
5755 |
Does DNA determine your life expectancy?
|
5756 |
In your opinion, what is the worst genectic disorder?
|
5758 |
What do you enjoy most about your job?
|
5759 |
Can you fuse the Dna of two people?
|
5760 |
Will there be a transcript of this chatroom?
|
5761 |
How do cells make accurate copies of DNA?
|
5762 |
How do you extract DNA from living organisms?
|
5763 |
How can the Human Genome Project be applied to identifying and treating genetic disorders?
|
5764 |
Why is patenting so controversial/problematic in the genetics industry and not in others??
|
5765 |
So do you see a lot of people come in with Krabbes disease?
|
5766 |
is dna confusing
|
Now joining the chat room is Tim Leshan, senior policy analyst, Jeff Schloss, director of the genome technology program, and Jean Jenkins, the senior clinical advisor to the NHGRI director. |
5769 |
What animal has the closest DNA to humans?
|
5770 |
Are there any professions in the genetics world that are disappearing as technology progresses?
|
5771 |
What is your salary?
|
5772 |
Is it possible for DNA to mutate on its own?
|
5773 |
How many genetic disorders are there that we know of, to date?
|
5774 |
Considering the current state of genetics, how can it be used to cure genetic disorders in fetuses or young infants?
|
5775 |
Is DNA found in mitochondria different from the DNA in a nucleus?
|
5776 |
It is fun having your job? If so, what part is the most fun, and the least fun?
|
5777 |
What is a typical day at work for you?
|
5778 |
How does DNa coil up into such miniscule structures?
|
5779 |
Are any methods being developed that can prevent spinabifida?
|
5780 |
What inspired the "Human Genome Project"?
|
5781 |
How can we make sure that people are not discriminated against because of what the DNA might code for?
|
5782 |
what is gel-electrophoresis?
|
5783 |
How does cancer affect your DNA?
|
5784 |
Has any headway been made with the treatment of the little boy names Sam, who has progeria? I remember Dr.Collins speaking of him at a recent biotechnology symposium.
|
5785 |
Are genetic disorders/mutations common? And how often do they occur?
|
5786 |
Can a living organism not have DNA?
|
5787 |
Does DNA affect how easily you can catch a cold?
|
5788 |
Are we any closer to finding out for sure if BRCA1 mutations are really the cause of breast and ovarian cancer? I know that most studies point to yes (that is what causes it) but has it been totally proven?
|
5789 |
Dr. Guttmacher, what hospital do you work at?
|
5790 |
How long did it take to complete the human genome project?
|
5791 |
How are insurance companies lobbying to use genetic information?
|
5792 |
Hallo! How can I help all of my friends here in Zimbabwe celebrate on this special day?
|
5793 |
How many years will it be before we can send in a DNA sample and get our complete genome?
|
5794 |
How do you know which bases are A,C,T,and G? Is there a method of recognizing them, or is it obvious under a microscope?
|
5795 |
How did National DNA Day start?
|
5796 |
I am interested in studying Human Genetics at a graduate school level (PhD). What are the differences between Genetics and Human Genetics PhD program? And where can I find out what universities or institutions offer these programs?
|
5797 |
Do you use humans in your experiments? What for?
|
5798 |
What sort of careers are associated with DNA study?
|
5799 |
What determines the size of a genome and why is it that smaller organisms often haver largers genomes than larger organisms?
|
5800 |
Mrs. Jean Jenkins, how long did it take to get your Ph.D?
|
5801 |
I am very interested in chimp studies. Is it possible to cross a human and chimp to get a human-chimp hybrid?
|
5802 |
Is it possible that if two parents who both don't have sickle cell amenia and have the genotype's
"ss" have a child with sickle cell amenia? Thank you and have a nice day.
|
5803 |
Why did you create this chat room?
|
5804 |
Will we ever actually be able to keep the results of genetic tests away from health insurance companies? Potential employers?
|
Jean McEwen, a probgram direcdtor in the Ethical, Legal and Social Implications Programs and the International HapMap Project is now in the chat room. |
5806 |
Why is it that humans and chimps are so genetically similar, yet look and behave so different?
|
5807 |
How many years of college do you have to attend to become a doctor who works in genetics?
|
5808 |
What is something you would like to accomplish in your field in the next few years?
|
5809 |
Are there ways to prevent yourself from getting a genetically inherited disease, like Alzheimers?
|
5810 |
How did you get involved with the Human Genome Project? What was your major in college? Was everyone involved a biology major?
|
5811 |
What is genetic discrimination?
|
5812 |
How will this genome project help poor people around the world? Is it gonna be the same old thing about the power of money vis-a-vis access to health facilities or is gene therapy going to be cheap enough to be accessible to the poor people (majority) around the world.
|
5813 |
About how many hours do you dedicate yourself to your line of work?
|
David Bodine, a physician and an investibgator in the Genetics and Molecular Biology Branch, has joined the chat room. |
Donna Krasnewich, a physician and deputy cloinical director at NHGRI, has joined the chat room. |
5816 |
Would a branch of humans ever evolve backwards, and become primates again?
|
5817 |
What inspired you to take your career path as a scientist?
|
5818 |
How often do patients come in with DNA problems?
|
5819 |
Has the chimp genome been sequenced yet?
|
5820 |
Are there certain cancers associated with gene mutations?
|
5821 |
How much government funding is spent on genetic research?
|
5822 |
How has your career in genetics played a role in your life?
|
5823 |
What's the diffence between Asian people's DNA and white people's DNA?
|
5824 |
Why did it take us so long to discover DNA?
|
5825 |
What are your thoughts about people giving their DNA to bosses or life insurance questions?
|
5826 |
Dr. Hurle, how did you become interested in science?
|
5827 |
How do viruses affect the structure of your DNA?
|
5828 |
What are the genetic links between Neandertals and Homo Sapiens?
|
Wow, we're getting a lot of great questions today. Keep on sending them in! Just a reminder to please include the name and the location of your school. Thanks! |
5830 |
What kinds of majors should a college student be looking into if they are interested in archaeology/anthropology but with a concentration in evolutionary genetics?
|
5831 |
If chimps and humans are genetically related, what about chimps and elephants?
|
5832 |
what does DNA stand for?
|
5833 |
How are humans and chimps similar genetically? And how does this support the theory that we are closely related?
|
5834 |
To what extent do we know about the complexities of plant genetics? Mendel studied pea plants for simple patterns of inheritance, are plants still helpful studying genetics?
|
5835 |
What post-high school education is needed to enter the field of genetics?
|
Joining us now is a special guest from the National Eye Institute, Jennifer Pitrak, post doctoral fellow studying micro-RNA gene regulation. |
5837 |
Do you think it will eventually become acceptable to refuse a mortgage application on the grounds that a person has been found to have a genetic predisposition towards, for example, gastric cancer? If not, what is being done to prevent this?
|
5838 |
Is there any possibility that pre-implantation genetic diagnosis will be used in the future as a way to prevent genetic diseases?
|
5839 |
What are the differences between the X and Y chromosome?
|
5840 |
what are chromosomes?
|
5841 |
Will public disapproval of animal/human hybridization hinder scientific research? Why is it that this topic has suddenly emerged as part of the bioethical debate? Is this simply a distraction from more serious issues that require more studied evaluation?
|
5842 |
Do you think that new findings in genetics require changes to the scentral molecular dogma? Should there be a dogma, since we are still learning new things about DNA, RNA, and proteins?
|
5843 |
Is there any current research involving the use of gene therapy to improve athletic performance?
|
5844 |
Will you ever, or already have used nano technology to help solve genetic disease?
|
5845 |
How do you realistically explain the evolution of our complex organs like our eyes and our brains?
|
5846 |
how long did it take to make the map of all the base sequences?
|
5847 |
Do you think cloning should be legal?
|
5848 |
Is asthma considered a genetic diease?
|
5849 |
How would you fit all the genetic info on one microchip, and how would the genetic info be transferred onto the chip itself?
|
5850 |
What do the daily tasks of a geneticist consist of? Do you consider your job(s) stressful? Do you have a boss or deadlines to meet?
|
5851 |
Can your genes change over time?
|
5852 |
what is being done to tackle intellectual property issues arising from the human genome project?
|
5853 |
What can scientists genetically modify in babies?
|
5854 |
What are the benefits of having personalized medicine created through genetics?
|
5855 |
In five years, where do you see the study of genetics going in terms of curing genetic diseases dealing with memory loss?
|
5856 |
What is the difference between RNA and DNA?
|
5857 |
Will there ever be a stop to all genetic diseases?
|
5858 |
What research is being done to prevent cancer?
|
5859 |
What is the biggest difference between your DNA and your parents' DNA?
|
5860 |
What is the effect of infecting someone with a virus that is meant for gene therapy?
|
Don Hadley, an investigator in the Social and Behavioral Research Branch, is now in the chat room. |
5862 |
How is DNA identified, used, and tested in the field of forensics?
|
Dale Lea, a nurse and health educator in the Education and Community Involvement Branch at NHGRI, is back in the chat room. |
5864 |
Do you think we should label genetically modified foods?
|
5865 |
Has there been any more headway in an anti-genetic discrimination law? I heard Dr. Collins discussing such a law at a biotech symposium recently, but he said that it stalled in the House of Representatives.
|
5866 |
If you have sickle-cell anemia - the trait - and you get married to someone who doesn't, will your child have the trait?
|
5867 |
To the director of Ethical, Legal and Social Implication programs, what is the most interesting part of your job and the most fasinating discovery you have come about?
|
Nathaniel "Nate" Sutter, a post doctoral fellow in the Cancer Genetics Branch in NHGRI, is now in the chat room. |
5869 |
On my dad's side of the family, no one has lived past 55 yrs. of age, because of diabetes. Can I get it too because I am overweight also? Is being overweight genetic?
|
5870 |
Is it or will it ever be possible to go in and have your genes changed to get a certain trait and also pass it down to future children?
|
5871 |
What type of disease is carried on the Y chromosome?
|
5872 |
Why shouldn't you take a genetic test?
|
5873 |
Why would someone want a genetic test?
|
5874 |
how many types of RNA are there?
|
5875 |
What is your job and do you like it?
|
5876 |
Do you think that the atheleticness is a gene that funs in a family?
|
5877 |
When gene therapy is able to be used on humans do you think that people will take advantage and use it to create super humans or the perfect child?
|
5878 |
what is chromosome?
|
5879 |
What causes William's Syndrome?
|
Colleen McBride, the chief of the NHGRI Social and Behavioral Research Branch, is now in the chat room. |
5881 |
If my whole family is short does this mean that I will also be short?
|
5882 |
Could Tay-Sachs disease be treated by gene therpy to a fetus still in the womb?
|
5883 |
Would it really be possible for humans to one day live 4 times the average lifespan, from what was discovered with nematoads?
|
5884 |
What is the process between when the point that a new genetic disease is found, and when a cure is developed?
|
5885 |
Can the genome sequence be a boon for burn cases?
|
5886 |
Is there a gene for criminal behavior and if so how is it identified?
|
5887 |
I have down syndrome, but nobody in my family does. Is down syndrome something carried by genes?
|
5888 |
Why are we celebrating DNA day today? Not on Feb. 28, the day that it was discovered?
|
5889 |
are all diseases passed on through genetics or is it just certain ones
|
5890 |
My mom is a high school English teacher and she has a set of what she thinks is identical twins. But one has a mole and the other doesn't. She wants to know if the mole is genetic or if they aren't really identcal twins.
|
5891 |
If I were married and was about to have a child. Since my husband has blue eyes , and i have brown eyes what is the chance that my child will have blue eyes?
|
5892 |
Can you have DNA that is weaker or stronger than other DNA in your body?
|
5893 |
What would be the effect of a human having an extra pair of chromosomes?
|
5894 |
Are there laws about if insurance companies can reject people with diseases,etc after taking genetic tests?
|
5895 |
What are some risks of having your genes genetically modified?
|
5896 |
Does Dna affect how a person is immune to a disease?
|
Two of our experts who were in the chat room earlier today are back again for more: Belen Hurle, Ph.D., a research fellow in the Genome Technology Branch, and a science educator in the Education and Community Involvement Branch, and Carla Easter, Ph.D., an science education specialist in the Education and Community Involvement Branch. |
5898 |
Is there a chat room that is always up? Or is this only the one day of the year to talk to someone?
|
5899 |
how much dna is in one human body?
|
5900 |
Is there any method to cure shingles using gene therapy?
|
5901 |
Can we detect mutations before the disease occurs?
|
5902 |
is it possible to swap DNA of a human and animal so that the human would take on the animal traits and the other way around?
|
5903 |
what is a genotype?
|
5904 |
I'm currently a junior in college and I am interested in doing genetics research with a focus on cancer research. What are some good programs to look at for it and to get your Ph. D do you have to get your master's degree first?
|
5905 |
Is athletic ability inherited?
|
5906 |
The chance of fraternal twins sharing the same genes is the same as regular siblings. Then how come I often see fraternal twins who often look so similar?
|
5907 |
Is having a genetic test expensive?
|
5908 |
Isn't today also the day that the double helix was discovered?
|
5909 |
Do you think parents should be able to chose their child's genetic traits?
|
5910 |
How do introns get spliced out from mRNA? How does the body detect whether a segment of mRNA is an intron or exon?
|
5911 |
Do you see many patients with Fragile X syndrome?
|
5912 |
Can your genes change over time?
|
5913 |
Is their any way that cystic fibrosis can be cured?
|
5914 |
If I am interested in studying Genetics for a career, how should I prepare myself?
|
5915 |
How do you determine whether or not to tell a patient that they have a genetic disease?
|
5916 |
Can't we think of making this Day as International DNA Day
|
5917 |
Can you manually change a letter in the DNA sequence and not just at random like radiation does?
|
5918 |
Is diabetes a genetic disease?
|
5919 |
How do drugs cause genetic mutations? do they stop ligase from working? or is it some other mechanical disfunction that changes the DNA code?
|
5920 |
What does it mean to mutate? What exactly in the DNA gets changed or altered that causes disorders?
|
5921 |
Hello! I am interested in pursuing a career in genetics. What should I major in in college?
|
5922 |
Have they used gene therapy for sickle cell disease?
|
5923 |
Is there any way to cure a genetic disorder?
|
5924 |
How can I get others involved and more aware of DNA day?
|
5925 |
Will genetics affect our diets in the future?
|
5926 |
How do our behavior and social skills relate to our DNA?
|
5927 |
Este descubrimiento affecta solo a los Americanos de Estados Unidos o es para el mundo entero
|
5928 |
Do you use punnet squares to see what the percentage of the something will be on the child?
|
5929 |
Is scoliosis a genetic disorder?
|
5930 |
Exactly how easy is it to change an organism drastically with only one small part of a DNA?
|
5931 |
Can you find Dna in any cell?
|
5932 |
I would like to say big hello from Japan (It is 3AM here) ? It is exciting to think that DNA science is really universal all over the world. Are there any similar activities like the American National DNA day in other countries?
|
5933 |
if addiction runs high in my family what will the chances be that i will have an addiction to drugs or alcholol?
|
5934 |
What is Tay-Sachs disease?
|
5935 |
Do you think genetics will ever get to the point where humans will be able to create "perfect people" or design children with specific physical characteristics?
|
5936 |
is athleticism learned or inherited?
|
5937 |
is athleticism learned or inherited?
|
5938 |
I was wanting to make a fun, genetic/DNA themed treat for today. I thought of Mendel Pea soup & double helix bread sticks, any other ideas?
|
5939 |
Is the technology availible to alter our own genes?
|
5940 |
what is the differences between transcription and translation?
|
5941 |
In a hypothetical way, where someone has bad genes, could someone have super genes?
|
5942 |
What, if any genetic diseases have been fully cured from the DNA technology?
|
5943 |
can you raise a fetus entirely out
of the body?
|
5944 |
how many chromosones are in spanish?
|
5945 |
Are you well paid as a genetic counselor?
|
5946 |
Which genetic disorders are able to be detected through prenatal tests, and how so?
|
5947 |
How many mutations does everyone have on average?
|
Jennifer Sloan, Ph.D., a genetic counselor in the Genetic Disease Reserach Branch at NHGRI, has just come into the chat room. |
Barbara Fuller, J.D., the Deputy Ethics Counselor and the NHGRI Assistant Director for Ethics, has just joined the chat room. |
5950 |
My parents were straight A students, but I always struggle with school. Is this because of DNA?
|
5951 |
I've been interested in a job in the DNA field. What can I try out?
|
Vence Bonham, J.D., the chief of the Education and Community Involvement Branch, is in the chat room. |
5953 |
what determines if you have a genetic disorder?
|
5954 |
How much do we know about the DNA sequences of other species?
|
5955 |
I love genetics, but movies like GATTACA scare me. What do you suggest we do?
|
5956 |
This seems fun answering questions all day...does it ever get boring?
|
5957 |
Dr. McBride, do you find that your religious or political beliefs ever conflict with your job?
|
5958 |
If my grandfather and my mother has high blood pressure then will I ?
|
5959 |
Mathematically speaking, wouldn't the amount of combinations of A's, T's, C's, and G's run out? And people would start to look exactly like people who have already lived?
|
5960 |
What are the risks of genetics tests??
|
5961 |
What is the most difficult ethical dilemma you have encountered in your work?
|
5962 |
Has there been a good response to the on line chat today?
|
5963 |
What is Mendelian Inheritance?
|
5964 |
What types of disease are carried on the X chromosome?
|
Good afternoon!
On behalf of Dr. Francis Collins and the rest of the National Human Genome Research Institute, I would like to offer congratulations to the winners of the 2006 American Society of Human Genetics DNA Day Essay Contest.
The DNA Day essay contest was sponsored by the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG)?and Applied Biosystems.??The winning essays were selected by ASHG.?
Winners will receive cash prizes, and the 1st place winner for each essay question will win funding for equipment for his/her classroom.
|
Here are the winners for this year's essay contest:
First Place: Jocelyn Lam (Grade 12); King's High School; Bothell WA
Second Place: Jeffrey Tseng (Grade 11): Montgomery Blair High School; Silver Spring MD
Third Place: Alexander Long (Grade 11); Worthington Kilbourne High School; Columbus OH
|
For Question 2: If you were a genetics researcher, what would you like to study and why?
First Place: Alaina Hahn (Grade 9); Tualatin High School; Tualatin, OR
Second Place: Lauren Kennedy (Grade 12): Archmere Academy; Claymont DE
Third Place: Laura Neese (Grade 12); St. John Villa Academy; Staten Island, NY |
The winning essays will be posted on the ASHG website at www.genednet.org
Congratulations to the winners! |
5969 |
What is a genetic counselor?
|
5970 |
Are the genetic sequences for any other organisms currently in the mapping phase?
|
5971 |
Why do some diseases start in someone when their family never had it before?
|
Joining us now is Tyra Wolfsberg, Ph.D., a bioinformatics expert with NHGRI's Division of Intramural Research. |
5973 |
How does the tRNA know what amino acid to get?
|
5974 |
is it possible your gene can change over time?
|
5975 |
How often do you use pedigrees in genetic counseling?
|
5976 |
can I get the color of my eyes changed genetically?
|
5977 |
At this time the are of biotechnology is very complex and always changing. In the future the public will need to be informed. So how do you propse to inform the people on the affect that this science might have on them?
|
5978 |
Is mental retardation a result of mutation?
|
5979 |
What is the average mutation rate of human DNA?
|
5980 |
Why can private companies be allowed to patent DNA sequences? Should it not be public domain?
|
5981 |
What equipment do you use to study genetics?
|
5982 |
If I was to have a child, for example, what are the chances of my child being born with a genetic disorder such cystic fibrosis if no other person in my family has had it?
|
5983 |
If there is a genetic disease that runs in your family, does that mean that your are going to surely get it?
|
5984 |
What kind of education do I need to become a cytogeneticist?
|
5985 |
What year was DNA discovered?
|
5986 |
Why is sickle cell disease spreading so fast?
|
5987 |
who are the winners from the contest?
|
5988 |
why do some genes mutate while other genes stay normal?
|
5989 |
H? uma maneira impedir disorders genetic ou come?ar talvez a cirurgia repar?-la?
|
5990 |
First off i just wanted to say that, Mrs. Easter, i really enjoyed your speech at our school yesterday. Do they expect that the entire genome will be sequenced AND all the functions of the genes be known before the end of the decade?
|
Ashley Weedn, a doctor with NHGRI's Education and Community Involvement Branch, is now joining us. So, send your questions in! |
5992 |
Barbara Fuller, What kind of college and training did you go through to become the NHGRI Assistant Director for Ethics?
|
5993 |
Out of the the 25,000 genes that have been discovered, how many have been identified?
|
5994 |
what exactly is an allele
|
5995 |
Do you enjoy your job?
|
5996 |
Is Alzheimer's disease hereditary? Is there a way to lessen the chance of getting it? Is there a way to get rid of it or control it?
|
5997 |
Where is DNA located?
|
5998 |
in the future would we be able to pick out how your child, or yourself could look, by changing their DNA?
|
5999 |
This question is directed towards Dr. Hurle. What are the Spanish translations for a few DNA-related terms? For example, how do you say deoxyribonucleic acid in Spanish? Thanks.
|
6000 |
How would one go about collecting DNA at a crime scene?
|
6001 |
Why do some families have more twins born than in other families?
|
6002 |
What kinds of people are there in this chatroom, and how many are there of you? What kind of work do you do? Do you have fun working with genetics?
|
6003 |
Are migraine headaches related to a person's genes and if so, do you think it is possible to find a cure for them?
|
6004 |
biology seems boring! what makes this interesting to you at all? i mean its something we cant even see
|
6005 |
Are there any benefits in DNA profiling?
|
6006 |
What are the pros and cons of seeing a genetic counselor? If your baby is develpoed enough to take DNA is there even a way to prevent it from a disease it may be carring? And what specific genes are they able to change at this point in scientific advancement?
|
6007 |
For how many people are in the world, how aren't there 2 people with the same DNA?
|
6008 |
Do you ever find your job boring or is it your dream job?
|
6009 |
What do people use DNA samples for other than finding out who the real father is of the baby?
|
6010 |
Does each gene have its own sequence of letters and if so how do you tell which gene the sequence represents?
|
6011 |
Obviously all of us students have learned a lot today. I was wondering if the scientists/doctors have as well?
|
6012 |
Do you believe everything is related to genes and genetics?
|
6013 |
What would you say is the biggest threat of bioinformatics?
|
6014 |
Is it possible for DNA to mutate on its own?
|
6015 |
Are viruses living organisms and do they have DNA?
|
6016 |
Why is DNA day today, April 25th? Is it always on April 25th and who started it?
|
6017 |
Bioinformatics is the studies of computer technology in the relationship with coding the genetic sequence, what field of science would you classfiy this as?
|
6018 |
what do you dislike most about your job
|
6019 |
Can genetics "skip a generation" ?
|
6020 |
Are there any known substances that could replace DNA and replicate/function the same way it normally does?
|
6021 |
what was the first organism of DNA?
|
6022 |
How bad are the symptoms for cystic fibrosis?
|
6023 |
Why is there a better chance of men (XY) getting a sex-linked disease. I would think that women (XX) would have a better chance.
|
6024 |
What tests do they run to find out if you have Fragile X Syndrome?
|
6025 |
If a genetic disease runs in your family, how long does it take for you to develop that disease?
|
6026 |
What are some of the most common diseases that are x-linked?
|
6027 |
My mother hates chocolate but I love it. My father loves chocolate just like me. Is there any way that I got my love of Chocolate from my father?
|
6028 |
What would happen if adenine paired with cytosine instead of thymine?
|
6029 |
Dr. Nate Sutter, Ph.D., in your explanation to the question asked about combinations of A's, T's, C's, and G's, wouldn't it only be 2*2 and so on because the pair only match one other, not all 4?
|
6030 |
What websites would you suggest to find out more about DNA?
|
6031 |
how can i easily teach my students about the jobs of DNA so that they understand what goes on?
|
6032 |
If extraterrestrial life is found, what (in your opinion) are the chances that it will contain nucleic acids?
|
6033 |
Did scientists know where they were heading towards before they discovered DNA?
|
6034 |
Why is my family constintly depressed? Does DNA effect someones depression?
|
6035 |
The genes for schizophrenia appear to be scattered on many human chromosomes. Why is this?
|
6036 |
Which courses in a university would offer a better foundation if one would be interested in pursuing a career that involves bioengineering?
|
6037 |
what would you consider the long term goal of genetic research? Where will genetics take us to in the end?
|
6038 |
how do you pick what questions to answer?
|
The chat room is receiving a number of questions about the essay winners. The results were announced earlier today. Please scroll down to find the winners or use Control F to search for the results. |
6040 |
Are there any specific areas in the medical field that the genome project has benefited greatly?
|
6041 |
how much do you make a year?
|
6042 |
How much does a genome weigh?
|
6043 |
What is the genetic mutation for Muscular Dystrophy?
|
6044 |
How many changes are needed in the sequence of a gene to alter it?
|
6045 |
Can you tell a person's race from DNA?
|
6046 |
what has been your most favorite question of the day?
|
Two of our colleagues who were in the chat room earlier today have come back: Alan Guttmacher, a physician and deputy director of NHGRI has returned, along with Phyllis Frosst, the science policy analyst in the Policy and Program Analysis Branch. |
6048 |
What is the most controversial topic being researched and discussed today?
|
Joining us in the chat room for the first time today is Teri Manolio, a physician and a Ph.D.-researcher and senior advisor to the director for population genomics. |
6050 |
This question is for anyone - What has been your favorite question today out of all 2500?
|
6051 |
Do identical twins have the same DNA??
|
Kris Wetterstrand, a program analyst specializing in sequencing and the ENCODE project, has joined the chat room. |
6053 |
Is pancreas cancer genetic and if so, do we know what chromosome it can be found on?
|
And finally, for this hour, Kim Kaphingst, an investigator in the Social and Behavioral Research Branch and head of the Communication Research Section, has joined the chat room. |
6055 |
Is it possible for two people who are not related to have similar DNA?
|
6056 |
If someone has PKU, can they ever eat foods with phenylalanine later in life? Can gene therapy work with people with PKU?
|
6057 |
In terms suitable for 10th grade biology students, please list how the study of DNA can be used to support the theory of evolution by natural selection.
|
6058 |
Can you determine someone's iq by their DNA?
|
6059 |
What does Mitochondrial DNA do?
|
6060 |
If cow B is a clone of cow A and they bred with the same bull would their offspring's DNA be identical? Would all the offspring look alike?
|
6061 |
Dr. Guttmacher, Are there any new advances in the research and/or use of shRNA?
|
6062 |
Is there any place to find the Human Genome or pieces of it online?
|
6063 |
If being short runs in a persons family, is there a chance that there will be a tall person?
|
6064 |
To what degree do genes affect our behavior? Is there any explanation of why some identical twins behave more alike than others?
|
6065 |
What is the most fascinating part of your job, and were you always fascinated in science?
|
6066 |
Can heart disease be passed down to a younger sibling?
|
6067 |
what happens to DNA when you die?
|
6068 |
What is the current status of gene therapy... Is it being used for human patients right now? What are some of the obstacles that have been solved for this therapy?
|
6069 |
why does every cell carry dna?
|
6070 |
What do you see as the major long term goal of genetic research?
|
6071 |
is dna pretty?
|
6072 |
How does genetics cause depression?
|
6073 |
When an accident occurs and your body cannot be identified by appearance so that DNA is used, what DNA source is this matched with?
|
6074 |
will polution have a mutating effect on the human body in years to come
|
6075 |
what prompted the human genome project?
|
6076 |
What tests can be run to determine if someone has a genetic disorder?
|
6077 |
Are the people answering these questions just sitting in front of computers waiting to be asked stuff? If so, what sort of shifts are going on?
|
6078 |
If there is a mutation in DNA, can the mutation be removed without damaging the rest of the DNA sample?
|
6079 |
When you are a cytogeneticist, what is the most interesting thing you get to do?
|
6080 |
What is being done to further improve and reduce the ethical, legal and social implications since the start of the human genome project?
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6081 |
how and why dose a gene turn on and off...is it triggered by the person or is it something that the gene does on its own
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6082 |
Do you have to test out many methods before you find out a cure? How long does it usually take?
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6083 |
How would you discover if someone had SCIDS without killing them and how would you treat the disease?
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6084 |
Are there any museums where you can go to learn more about DNA?
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6085 |
where does the gene come from in deciding if the sex of the baby? And does DNA matter in deciding what the sex of the child would be, like if there are alot of males in your family, do you have higher chances in having a male child then a female baby, or are the odds always 50/50
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6086 |
Is sickle cell very painful? Is it passed on to other family meambers?
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6087 |
Are both type 1 and type 2 diabetes hereditary?
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6088 |
How does genes know that they are dominant or recessive?
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6089 |
Do other mammals have the same principles behind their genetic make up?
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6090 |
How do you cure sickle cell disease
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6091 |
In what grade do you think it is appropriate for students to receive instruction on molecular biology in their science classes? I first learned about DNA technologies in grade 9, but they have recently instituted a biotechnology unit into the 7th grade science curriculum in the middle school I went to. I was surprised by this.
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6092 |
What first interested you into this field?
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6093 |
Is handwriting hereditary?
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6094 |
Do you think one day we will be able to genetically engineer new creatures through DNA?
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6095 |
What does RNAi do?
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6096 |
Is there DNA in the food we eat? And if so, what happens to it in our bodies?
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6097 |
What would happen if a gene was damaged, taken out, or turned off permanently while a person is in perfect health?
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6099 |
If you were to take every piece of DNA in the Human body and stretch them out to their full length and connect them end to end about how many times do you think it would wrap around the earth, or would it wrap around the earth at all?
This is to say that if this was possible.
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6100 |
do you think that in the near future DNA can be mechanically made and changed by human beings?
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6101 |
Can genetics help determine an offspring's primary spoken language, or is a child's primary language only learned by hearing it spoken by others?
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6102 |
Do cancer cells divide the same as normal body cells?
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6103 |
Is DNA present in bodies even after someone dies?
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6104 |
What type of mutation occurs with ALS?
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6105 |
Is the extreme danger of Avian Flu when it jumps the species threshold specifically related to specific DNA feature(s)? Is there a possible clue to HIV origins also?
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6106 |
Do you think that sooner or later you can alter DNA to change a trait during someones life?
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6107 |
Do our behavior and our intelligence reflect what kind of genes are passed on to us?
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6108 |
What type of influence does one's environment have on gene expression patterns in the first year of life?
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6109 |
How has the release of information into the general public on the research projects regarding "designer babies" effected the people's initial reaction towards genetic engineering?
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6110 |
How often do you spend time at your lab? If it is a lab.
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6111 |
Is it true that research is being done to enable parents to choose how particular genes will be expressed in their children, for example, height, eye color, hair texture and skin complextion?
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6112 |
Can you explain the evolutionary theory through genetics?
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6113 |
How are you celebrating DNA day? Are you having a fancy dinner party?
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6114 |
Are there any different types of cloning?
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6115 |
Though the Genome Project tells the sequence of letters in the genome, it does not tell what they do. How helpful would a "second genome project" telling what each gene creates and influences be? Are any scientists
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6116 |
How does genetic counseling help people?
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6117 |
As leaders of your respective fields, I would like to know what excites or interests you as far as the cutting edge of genetic research, and what can we expect to see in the coming years?
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6118 |
What is a good way to get college students excited about genetics and help them take a more active interest in science?
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6119 |
Do you have any DNA testing kits that are available to the public that you would recommend?
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6120 |
Will we one day be able to alter DNA before birth to produce cetain traits in a child?
|
6121 |
Could the DNA in one type of your body's cells be used as DNA in another, different type of cell as DNA?
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6122 |
Are there left and right DNA helices? we talk about different forms of other molecules, so why not DNA?
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6123 |
Would it be possible to "turn on" previously inactive genes in specialized cells (i.e. muscle cells) to act like other cells (i.e. nerve cells) to regenerate nerves rather than using stem cells?
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6124 |
How close is a humans DNA to a lion's?
|
6125 |
Has there been much research into genetic influences on sexual orientation and has it produced any significant results?
|
6126 |
Promoters are important in the human genome, but they are poorly understood. What is the best way to study promoters?
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6127 |
In your opinion, why is the U.S. falling behind many other countries in terms of science and math education? What will be some consequences and what would you propose we (as educators) do about it?
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6128 |
How is depression considered a genetic disorder, and how would it be passed on?
|
6129 |
What new breakthroughs have there been using RNA interference?
|
6130 |
Do you think in the future we will find the cure for cancer?
|
6131 |
What field of genetics is the most loaded with ethical dilemmas?
|
6132 |
What makes your cell age?
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6133 |
I heard recently on NPR about a gentleman who is working on or has completed an inexpensive way to map a persons DNA - costing approximately 1,000 dollars, you could have your DNA mapped and carry it around in your wallet. His opinion was that it could help people in medical emergencies in doctors office etc. Is this realistic and if it is, how beneficial to the average person would this be? Much thanks, keep up the good work!
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6134 |
Could you please tell the students a little bit about what makes you passionate about genetics?
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6135 |
How did genes that have similar functions end up being grouped together in closely related DNA sequences known as operons? Why aren't genes, regardless of function, located randomly throughout the DNA sequence?
|
6136 |
From learning genetic engineering, is it possible to increase a person's life span? If so, how?
|
6137 |
Can drugs mess up your DNA?
|
6138 |
What is the double helix?
|
6139 |
Are there any genetic disorders that are not harmful and will not cause a decrease in life expectancy?
|
6140 |
What is the explanation for the long repetitive sequences in the genome?
|
6141 |
Are there ways of changing an organisms DNA makeup?
|
6142 |
Why is DNA Day on April 25?
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6143 |
Why is DNA twisted?
|
6144 |
When will doctors use DNA testing to determine common risk factors like heart disease or stroke?
|
6145 |
When is the right time to use the results from DNA testing?
|
6146 |
How do proteins created by the gennes in your nerve/brain cells translate into thoughts and emotions? Also, why doesn't a patient's immune system destroy a vector that sends genes in gene therapy?
|
6147 |
What kind of technology was developed during and for research on the human genome project?
|
6148 |
How would sequencing the Human Genome be of use to us, and how would it affect our daily lives?
|
6149 |
What is genetic engineering?
|
6150 |
Just like how people dye their hair certain colors, would we be able to change out DNA around to change our hair color?
|
6151 |
How often do you see the "weird" DNA?
|
6152 |
how many animals have been cloned successfully?
|
6153 |
Why do viruses evolve faster than humans, even though humans reproduce sexually (promoting evolution) and viruses don't?
|
6154 |
If genetic mutation is a disorder in the DNA, and genetic engineering is taking a piece of DNA and putting it into a new body; is it possible to take off the piece of DNA where there is a disorder, thus making the DNA fine
|
6155 |
What does the word pedigree mean when it comes to pedigree charts?
|
6156 |
It is said when dna replicates there may be a problem, that if a nucleotide ends up with a wrong pair, it forms a denature and may cause cancer. Does that mean you have no chance of ever preventing cancer, if it's all that random?
|
6157 |
If you looked at someone's DNA, would it actually look like a staircase?
|
6158 |
Do you think it is possible to make a virus that will not harm or make a human sick but will transfer good genes to replace bad or mutated genes for gene therapy?
|
6159 |
Is it dangerous for first cousins to marry and have children?
|
6160 |
Is it possible for you to get a genetic disorder (like down syndrome or hemophilia) over time?
|
6161 |
Is it true that hair loss is hereditary?
|
6162 |
If proteins have specific functions in every facet of DNA and RNA, which came first, DNA or Proteins?
|
6163 |
How do you think the practice of medicine would be different today without the discovery of DNA?
|
6164 |
What was the cost of the entire Human Genome project?
|
6165 |
We learned in class about how human genes can be used in bacteria to make insulin for diabetics. How much more effective is this than the previous methods of obtaining insulin?
|
6166 |
I?m a student of biology at University of Cauca, and I study the regularities in the human promoters. What do they know around them?
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6167 |
I read an article that the Y chromosome is starting to disappear in males, is this true and why?
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6168 |
To me, 53 years ago doesnt seem that lonng ago. I thought DNA was discovered hundreds of years ago. Why did it take so long for DNA to be discovered?
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It is 6 pm on the East Coast and the DNA Day Chat Room for 2006 is now closed.
The transcript of the entire day's conversation will be available immediately after the Chat Room is closed, including the announcement of the winners of the essay contest.
Thank you for participating in this conversation and for all of us at the National Human Genome Research Institute, good night and good luck. See you next year.
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Posted: April 25, 2006