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 will you defined the term "Molecular screening" of bacteria?      Claire Anderson, B.A.: I am a first year genetic counseling graduate student at Virginia Commonwealth University. Molecular screens usually involve the use of DNA or RNA sequences as hybridization probes or the use of antibodies to identify gene products. Sindhu Mahavidyalaya Institution, Nagpur, India (Higher Education student)

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