DNA Day 2012: April 20

04/17

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Build a paper model of DNA using the activity found at PDB-101's Educational Resources.

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Structure of B-DNA dodecamer 1bna.

NHGRI's National DNA Day commemorates the completion of the Human Genome Project and the discovery of DNA's double helix. It's also a day for students, teachers, and the public to learn more about genetics and genomics.

Celebrate by:

• Creating a paper model of DNA using the RCSB PDB's PDF (available from PDB-101's Educational Resources)
• Extracting DNA in your own kitchen (strawberries recommended; you can pound them in a plastic bag instead of using the blender)
• Visiting the National Human Genome Research Institute's DNA Day website for teaching tools, a chatroom, and webcasts
• Reading the original 1953 publications relating to the discovery and learning about the scientists involved at NPG's Double Helix: 50 years of DNA
• Watching the NSF's Chalk Talk: DNA
• Exploring Molecule of the Month features on DNA, Designed DNA Crystal, Transfer RNA, and more at PDB-101
• Spotting the nucleic acids in the video for Bjork's Hollow

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• 08/21 Poster Prize Awarded at ACA

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• 07/31 Protein Society Annual Symposium

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• 05/22 Domain-based Structural Alignments

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• 04/24 Rutgers Day (April 28)

• 04/24 Create a Collage of Structures

• 04/17 DNA Day 2012: April 20

• 04/17 Exhibiting at Experimental Biology

• 04/10 Spring Newsletter Published

• 04/03 Depositing Structures with Ligands

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• 01/31 Announcement: Meeting on Hybrid Methods

• 01/31 Free Webinar on How to use the RCSB PDB

• 01/24 Newsletter Published

• 01/17 NJ Science Olympiad Protein Modeling Results

• 01/10 Web Services for Accessing PDB Data

• 01/03 Annual Report Published