The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) started celebrating DNA Day annually on April 25th, 2003 to provide students, educators, and others with resources to explore and celebrate advances in genetics and genomics as well as their impacts. Visit the National DNA Day website for DNA Day events, activity ideas, marketing starter kit, additional resources, and more.
To celebrate National DNA Day, CITI Program is providing some relevant articles below as well as a media playlist with some videos on genetics and genomics.
DNA-Related Articles
- CRISPR TRACKR: Follow the latest developments in genome editing – STAT News
- NIH Releases Nearly 100,000 Whole Genome Sequences – CITI Program
- The Path to Heritable Genome Editing – CITI Program
- UC Berkeley loses CRISPR patent case, invalidating patent rights it granted gene-editing companies developing human therapies – STAT News
- Ethical issues emerge in gene-environment interactions research – Environmental Factor
- New CRISPR Patent Hearing Continues High Stakes Legal Battle – Science
- Ethical, legal, and social issues in the Earth BioGenome Project – PNAS
- NIH providing $185 million for research to advance understanding of how human genome functions – NIH
- ISSCR Updated Stem-Cell Guidelines – CITI Program
- 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry Awarded for Development of Tools to Edit DNA – CITI Program
DNA-Related Playlist
Fully sequencing the human genome
Source: National Human Genome Research Institute
Scientists finish decoding entire human genome
Source: Associated Press
p53: Guardian of the Genome
Source: Nature Video
