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Volume 2: No. 2, April 2005
About This Image
For our genomics issue, we reflect on the enduring family
history that shapes and influences genomics public health research. The
importance of the family tree in genomics is demonstrated in several of the
articles in this issue as a valuable way to determine individual health
risks for chronic disease. The quilt itself is a metaphor for a family’s
legacy; a quilt is as unique as an individual’s genetic make-up, yet it is
also made up of blocks of information — names, dates, and faces embroidered
into the quilt’s pattern — that inform each family member about the others.
The whole of the quilt’s design is more than the sum of its parts, and each
contribution to the pattern is critical to the overall design. Beyond the
quilt’s symbolism of the uniqueness of a family’s history, the quilt as a
work of art is a literal reminder of one’s lineage, a family story that
endures through generations.
Cover artist: Kristen Immoor
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