2008 National DNA Day Online Chatroom Transcript

This is just one question from an archive of the National DNA Day Moderated Chat held in April 2008. 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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What is the major goal in DNA research at this time?      Kris Wetterstrand, M.S.: Working with the Sequences, Maps and Bacterial Artificial Chromosome (BAC) Libraries Program and the ENCODE (ENCyclopedia Of DNA Elements) project. Unfortunately, I can't pick one goal. I'll give you a few: improve sequencing technology so we can do more sequencing in the future, understand how the genome works through identifying functional elements and determining the genetic sequences involved in human disease. Athens High School in AL (12th grade student)

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