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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)
NIH launches new genetics education resource
High school students, teachers and anyone else interested in genetics now have an educational resource called GeneEd. Developed by the National Library of Medicine in collaboration with the National Human Genome Research Institute, GeneEd explores topics such as cell biology, DNA, genes and chromosomes. (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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NHGRI collaborates with Smithsonian to produce new genome exhibit
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of researchers producing the first complete human genome sequence - the genetic blueprint of the human body - the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., will open a high-tech, high-intensity exhibition in 2013. (
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Get Ready for National DNA Day 2013!
National DNA Day 2013 will be celebrated in conjunction with the new Smithsonian Institution NHGRI Exhibition that will open in June 2013 celebrating the 10th anniversary of the sequencing of the human genome. (Learn more)
Last Updated: May 13, 2013
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