Are they going to talk about stem cell research and human cloning?
The study of the human genome does not rely on stem cell research or human cloning, and these issues are not the focus of the public forum. Research on the human genome has medical applications, because it is providing new information about genetic factors related to diseases and can also yield new insights into basic human biology. Information gained from the human genome may well have applications in areas such as stem cell research, and the subject could certainly come up during the public forum. However, the anticipated benefits of genome research do not depend on stem cell research or human cloning, and conversely, stem cell research and human cloning do not depend on knowledge of the human genome sequence.
