Well, the amazing thing about clinical genetics (also known as Genetic Medicine) to me is that it takes the field of genetics... a relatively new area of research in which so much has yet to be done... and begins to apply it practically to benefit those in need. For example, counseling for prospective parents includes creating a genetic "tree" that helps trace problem genes through a couple's family to help identify the risk of serious disease in children they may want to bear. And even when a child has been conceived, children with certain genetic diseases can now be diagnosed even before they are born! And, to make things even more exciting, certain genetic diseases (such as Cystic Fibrosis) that were once only able to be managed or controlled by conventional medicine, are now the subject of trials aimed to CURE the disease by fixing the very DNA at fault.