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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Why is DNA so important?      Loren Pena, M.D., Ph.D.: I am a clinical geneticist who sees patients for diagnosis and management of a variety of inherited, or sporadic, conditions. DNA is the library of information that encodes how our body forms and functions. Without DNA, there would not be a 'reference manual' with the instructions for human development and function. Brownsville Area High School in PA (9th grade student)

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