This is a unique day where students, teachers, and the public can learn more about genetics and genomics! It was created to commemorate the completion of the Human Genome Project in April 2003 and the anniversary of the discovery of DNA’s double helix by Watson and Crick in 1953.
For information about the National DNA Day Project please visit NHGRI National DNA Homepage
North Carolina DNA Day ambassadors from Duke, GlaxoSmithKline, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, North Carolina Central University, UNC Charlotte, UNC Chapel Hill, and Wake Forest will visit 177 high schools in April 2008.
The decision is in and the winners of our DNA Day T-shirt contest and pictures of the winning entries and more can be found at the contest submissions/results page.
Thanks to Our Collaborators!
- National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
- North Carolina Department of Public Institution
- DESTINY Traveling Science Learning Program
(a science education outreach initiative of UNC’s Morehead Planetarium and Science Center) - North Carolina Association for Biomedical Research
- University of North Carolina Center for Genomics and Society
Thanks to our Sponsors!
Human Genome Sponsors
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Double Helix Sponsors
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Nucleotide Sponsors