Saturday, April 25, 2015

Happy DNA Day. Celebrate the Discovery of Watson and Crick

According to the Oxford University Press website today is DNA DAY 2015.
From the OUP Blog:
25 April is a joint celebration for geneticists, commemorating the discovery of the helix nature of DNA by James Watson and Francis Crick in 1953 and the completion of the human genome project fifty years later in 2003.
It may have taken half a century to map the human genome, but in the years since its completion the field of genetics has seen breakthroughs increase at an ever-accelerating rate. In 2015, gene therapy is fast becoming a viable option for the treatment of genetic diseases and will be a dominant focus for geneticists in the years to come.
- See more at: http://blog.oup.com/2015/04/dna-day-2015-genetics-gene-therapy-infographic/

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