Celebrate DNA Day on April 25
04/23
National DNA Day is celebrating the 15th anniversary of the completion of the Human Genome Project in 2018! On April 25th, students, teachers and the public can learn more about how advances in genetics and genomics have changed people's lives and what the future holds.
Celebrate by:
- Creating a paper model of DNA (available in English and Spanish from PDB-101)
- Visiting the National Human Genome Research Institute's DNA Day website for teaching tools, chatroom, and webcasts
- Extracting DNA in your kitchen (strawberries recommended; you can pound them in a plastic bag instead of using the blender)
- Watching the NSF's Chalk Talk: DNA
- Exploring Molecule of the Month features on DNA, Designed DNA Crystal, DNA Polymerase, and more at PDB-101
Each cell includes a DNA genome that encodes the instructions for building all of the cell's proteins. Atomic structures have revealed many of the molecular machines that protect and replicate this DNA, transcribe it into RNA, and translate it into proteins. Learn more at PDB-101Past news and events have been reported at the RCSB PDB website and past Newsletters.
