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Dr. Adam Metheny gives psychometric tests to a child in the Mental Retardation Clinic of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD). Much of the work at the NICHD in the 1980s has shifted to the molecular level. Scientists study development in animal models in order to understand human development better, especially the mechanism of cell differentiation. Errors in this process not only produce birth defects that can lead to mental retardation, but also set the stage for diseases such as cancer, premature aging, and immune disorders.
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