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Introduction: Genomics, Environment, and Health
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... It might be possible, for example, to treat and eventually wipe out many genetic diseases, such as cystic fibrosis and Huntington disease. Farmers using genetically engineered crops might be able to grow more nutritious food in greater quantity, at lower cost, and with less damage to the surrounding environment than is possible now.
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... On the human-health side, how a person's body responds to an environmental insult depends heavily on the person's genes, and there is some degree of variation from person to person in vulnerability to environmental contaminants. That variability complicates the analysis, treatment, and prevention of environmentally triggered diseases, and scientists often find it difficult to answer even such seemingly simple questions as whether a cluster of cancers in one small geographic area occurred by chance or was caused by exposure to some environmental carcinogen.
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... respectively. Discussion periods and question-and-answer sessions allowed the invited speakers and audience members to exchange ideas and information and to flesh out some of the topics introduced in the talks.


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