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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Do you think we will ever find a cure for cancer?      Anne Madeo, M.S.: I earned my MS in Human Genetics at the University of Michigan and has been working at the NIH as a Genetic Counselor since 2000.  I'm currently the Associate Director of the Johns Hopkins University/NHGRI Genetic Counseling Training Program. Cancer is a complex disorder that results from many different mutations in many different genes. Although some forms of cancer may be curable, it is unlikely that one cure will be found for all forms of cancer. McClesky Middle School in GA (7th grade student)

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