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Students explore the natural world during DNA Day activities
Students visited the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) to learn directly from scientists about DNA and how it relates to the natural world. Three hundred middle and high school students spent April 19, 2013, celebrating National DNA Day at the museum, an activity sponsored by NHGRI's Education and Community Involvement Branch. Find out what they discovered. (more)
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NHGRI has launched a new version of the Spanish Talking Glossary to provide a resource to the Spanish-speaking community seeking a better understanding of genetics and genomics. (
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June 14th: NHGRI Smithsonian exhibit opens!
Genome: Unlocking Life's Code, opened June 14th, an exciting new exhibit that looks at the basic instructions inside all living things on Earth. Discover how your genomes are key to everything from curing cancer to tracing the migrations of our ancient ancestors. The exhibiion is sponsored by the National Human Genome Research Institute and the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. (
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National DNA Day 2013
National DNA Day 2013 was celebrated in conjunction with the new Smithsonian Institution NHGRI Exhibition (see story at left) that opened June 14th, 2013 celebrating the 10th anniversary of the sequencing of the human genome. (Learn more)
Last Updated: June 17, 2013
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