Top Ten Things to Do on DNA Day!
April 25 is National DNA Day, a day created to commemorate the completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003, and to commemorate the discovery of DNA’s double helix structure. Organizations nationwide are hosting events in honor of this scientific celebration, and DNA Diagnostics Center is no different.
DDC hopes that by providing this Top Ten list of things to do on DNA Day, our partners, clients and the public will learn more about recent DNA discoveries and the power that DNA holds in understanding our past and shaping our future.
1. Send a DNA Day e-Card to your friends. Click here to follow the link that will allow you to choose a design, personalize the card and send it to as many of your friends and relatives as you’d like.
2. Watch a video from the Ultimate DNA DVD List! Choose from the following movies, or add a comment below to recommend one of your own personal favorites.
–Spider Man
–The Fly
–I Am Legend
–Gattaca
3. Become a Friend or Fan of DDC! Find us on Facebook and MySpace. We have uploaded videos, photographs, articles and other resources to each of our social networking pages.
4. Challenge your friends or students to an Origami Showdown. See how fast you can put together our origami DNA helix!
5. Read the stories of death-row inmates in Ohio, and how DNA analysis just might hold the key to their freedom. Read articles in The Columbus Dispatch that feature DDC’s Forensic Division.
6. See how DNA paternity testing affects the lives of real people. Watch a clip from the Maury show that portrays how DDC can solve even the most complex parentage questions. DDC is the exclusive provider of DNA testing for Maury.
7. Catch up on the DDC Paternity Testing Blog.
8. Are you a puzzle guru? Solve DDC’s DNA Day Crossword Puzzle! Click here to download.
9. Is your dog or cat your best friend? Find out how DDC’s Veterinary DNA testing is helping breeders around the country.
10. Do you love science? Learn about the creation of DNA Day by watching this slide show from Dr. Francis S. Collins, Director of the National Human Genome Research Institute. Click here for the video.
For more information on other activities in honor of DNA Day, please visit www.genome.gov.

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April 24th, 2008 at 3:01 pm
Gee,
I remember when DNA was discovered. This is the first card I ever received on DNA Day. How thoughtful
April 25th, 2008 at 7:04 am
[…] DNA Diagnostics Center has two DNA Day eCards–Happy DNA Day Helix Flower and Do The Twist on DNA Day–in honor of the event. (HT: DNA Network member The DNA Testing Blog’s Top Ten Things to Do on DNA Day!) […]
April 25th, 2008 at 1:11 pm
I loved my “Do The Twist” DNA Card :) The links were very informative and I am looking forward to solving the crossword puzzle. I will definitely forward this to my friends. Thanks!!!
April 25th, 2008 at 3:15 pm
This is so thoughtful. On the last day of National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week we are celebrating DNA Day! It’s just perfect.