Cell Biology and Genomics

Genomic Medicine

Genomic Medicine is also known as personalized medicine, and it is a way to customize medical care to your body's common genetic makeup. Each of the cells in the body contains DNA, the molecules, you receive from your parents that determine how your body looks and functions. Each and every one responds to stress and the environment differently and they also respond to disease and to treatments differently. Although greater than 99% of a DNA sequence is identical from one person to another person, the last 1% helps to describe these differences. Various people may have small variations in specific gene expression, and some people may have genes that others don’t. These may develop susceptibility to a specific disease or provide protection from that illness. Scientists continue to discover new ways that subtle gene flow various cause large differences in health, this understanding can lead to better ways to prevent, diagnose, and treat many types of health conditions.