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 cloning a gene different from cloning an animal or a person?      Amy Gaviglio, M.S.: I am a genetic counselor for the newborn screening program in Minnesota. I also supervise the short-term follow-up unit in the program in order to ensure babies identified get diagnosed and services. Basically, it's all about scale. Cloning a gene is usually done in the lab, so you don't have to worry about interactions with other genes or the environment. In cloning an animal or person, you are cloning thousands of genes at a time and all of these genes need to interact appropriately with each other and the environment. McClesky Middle School in GA (7th grade student)

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