Have you ever heard of a disorder called Cystic Fibrosis?  Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is a disorder that makes the mucus in the lungs and digestive system very thick and sticky. This causes the mucus to build up making it difficult to breathe.  CF currently affects more than 30,000 children and young adults in the United States. 

Diagram of Cystic Fibrosis Lungs
CF Lung X-Ray
Cystic Fibrosis Lung
Cystic Fibrosis: Introduction

Everyone is born with ten lethal mutations in his/her body.

"In a cell in which DNA is the genetic material it is not believed that DNA itself controls protein synthesis directly."

-Francis Crick

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Kid's Health Information On Cystic Fibrosis
Cystic Fibrosis Information
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