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DNA Day Celebration at Medgar Evers College

April 25, 2018, Medgar Evers College, Brooklyn, NY

The Science & Technology Entry Program (STEP) and the Genomics Education & Outreach Project with the School of Science, Technology & Health of Medgar Evers College on Wednesday, April 25th celebrated its 5th National DNA Day on campus. The College is hosted students from Brooklyn middle schools, 285, MS61 and New Heights. Students will learned about the science of genomics, human variation, and extract DNA in the laboratory.

National DNA Day, is a unique day when students, teachers and the public can learn more about genetics and genomics! The day, designated by Congress in 2003, commemorates the completion of the Human Genome Project in April 2003, and the discovery of DNA’s double helix in 1953.

Source: Medgar Evers College STEP Program