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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Have scientists ever engineered a virus that has healthy DNA for as genetic therapy for a disease?      Praveen Cherukuri, Ph.D.: I currently carry out the analysis of sequence variation in relation to the protein coding regions of the human genome. Yes, this has been done. There are multiple successful instance of using gene therapy to rescue the malfunctioning gene. Westview High School in CA (10th grade student)

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