2006 National DNA Day Online Chatroom Transcript
This is just one question from an archive of the National DNA Day Moderated Chat held in April 2006. 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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Could you please tell the students a little bit about what makes you passionate about genetics?
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Alan Guttmacher, M.D.: Most of all, the ability to improve health. Also, the simple delight of learning new things all the time (I hate to be bored) and even the occasional opportunity to be the first person in the history of the world to discover something and then have the opportunity (responsibility) to share that knowledge with others and see them expand upon your own discovery. |
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