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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how many side affects are there once animal is cloned
     Tiffany Lepard, M.S.: Tiffany Lepard, M.S. has entered the chatroom. She is a pediatric genetic counselor. Many! The cloning process is not perfected. There were many failed attempts at cloning before Dolly the sheep was born. We also don't know what the life expectancy for cloned animals.
Palms Middle School in CA (7th grade student)

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