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 is DNA used to solve crimes?      Phyllis Frosst, Ph.D.: I currently investigate genetic discrimination, direct to consumer marketing of genetic tests and pharmacogenomics. Right now, there are 13 hypervariable places in the genome that are sequenced from crime scene samples and convicted offenders. Information about this DNA is maintained in an FBI database that is searchable by law enforcement agencies. http://www.fbi.gov/hq/lab/html/codis1.htm East Haven High School in CT (10th grade student)

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