April 25 is DNA Day.
National DNA Day commemorates the successful completion of the Human Genome Project
in 2003 and the discovery of DNA's double helix by James Watson and Francis Crick in 1953.
This annual celebration offers students, teachers and the public many exciting opportunities
to learn about the latest advances in genomic research and explore what they may mean for their
lives.
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LifeScience Moment: LifeScience Moment: Nature published Watson and Crick's manuscript describing double helical structure of DNA.
On April 25, 1953, Nature published James Watson's and Francis Crick's 900-word manuscript describing the double
helical structure of DNA one of the key discoveries of the century.
Watson and Crick shared the 1962 Nobel Prize for Physiology and Medicine with Maurice Wilkins for their
discoveries concerning the molecular structure of nuclear acids and its significance for information transfer in
living material.
Rosalind Franklin, whose work contributed to the discovery, died before this date and the rules do not allow a
Nobel Prize to be awarded posthumously. (Photos: © The Nobel Foundation)
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Where do we come from?
Explore the genealogy of the life science industry by state or province through one-of-a-kind posters
illustrating the founding technology origins of life science companies.
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Science Quote
"The beginning of wisdom is found in doubting; by doubting we come to the question, and by seeking we may come upon the truth."
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Pierre Abelard, French philosopher, theologian
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(1079-1142)
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