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ALT Text reads: DNA Day: Here's why it matters. " DNA sequencing allows scientists to ‘read’ the precise order of nucleotide bases in a DNA molecule, unlocking the coded instructions" — Kathryn Gardner, subject matter expert at LabXchange
ALT Text reads: DNA Day: Here's why it matters. "DNA analysis can be used for a vast array of social and ecological purposes, ranging from exonerating those wrongly convicted of a crime to locating the sources of poached elephant ivory tusks." — Jeanne Chowning, Associate Vice President, Science Education, Fred Hutch Cancer Center
ALT Text reads: DNA Day: Here's why it matters. "Understanding how DNA variants influence our traits is the key to unlocking the therapeutic potential of personalized medicine.” —Christina Vallianatos, PhD, Genomics Education and Outreach Program Manager, The Jackson Laboratory
ALT Text reads: DNA Day: Here's why it matters. "You share over 99% of your DNA with every human on Earth. What makes you uniquely you is squeezed into less than 1% — yet that sliver accounts for all visible human variation: height, eye color, disease risk, and more." — Mary Liu, teacher-in-residence at LabXchange
ALT Text reads: DNA Day: Here's why it matters. "Your DNA is like a recipe book, and Gene Expression is what brings it to life by choosing which recipes to cook at any moment." - Farayi Myambo, learning designer. An image of a Black female, with her hair in a bun, wearing a yellow shirt is placed in the bottom right corner.
