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The
human genome is the complete set of genes, a blueprint, inherited
from each parent that contains about 3 billion unit parts
for building and operating the human body. The Human Genome
Project, an effort to identify the human genetic code, has
been a massive undertaking and historic achievement on the
scale of landing a man on the moon or developing the atom
bomb. The DNA sequences generated in hundreds of genome projects
now provide scientists with the “parts lists” containing
instructions for how an organism builds, operates, maintains,
and reproduces itself while responding to various environmental
conditions. The opportunity now exists to move the success
of initial gene discovery studies into a true clinical setting
that can affect patient care, a new field called genomic medicine.
Dr Dunston will discuss how sequencing the genetic code may
have profound impact on patients, from designing medications
to improving care for cancer patients.
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