Join us April 20 for National DNA Day! By Omar McCrimmon
Assistant Public Affairs Specialist What better way to celebrate
than by extracting DNA from strawberries? You can find
instructions for this super-fun activity at
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOpu4iN5Bh4 [youtube.com]. Eric D.
Green, M.D., Ph.D., director of NHGRI, and Carla Easter, Ph.D.,
deputy chief in NHGRI's education and community involvement
branch, will show you exactly how it's done. With more than
20,000 video views on our YouTube channel
(www.youtube.com/user/GenomeTV), strawberry DNA extraction is a
fan favorite! For more hands-on activities, including crafting a
DNA bracelet and growing a Tree of Genetic Traits, go to
www.genome.gov/activities. For educational tools such as
webcasts, podcasts, an online multimedia education kit called
Understanding The Human Genome Project and the Talking Glossary
of Genetic Terms, see our Education pages at
www.genome.gov/Education NHGRI's partners for National DNA Day
2012 include: The American Society of Hum