DNA Day

For Immediate Release:Thursday，April252024,12:00 p.m.U.S.Eastern Time Media Contact:Kara Flynn，202.257.8424press@ashg.orgROCKVILLE，MD–As part of its celebration of National DNA Day，the American Society of Human Genetics（ASHG）today announced the winners of its 2024 DNA Day Essay Contest，which encourages high school students and teachers worldwide to learn about human。。。Read More

Congratulation s to our winners and thank you to all who participated.Happy DNA Day！2024 Winners 1st Place：Megan Xie，Grade 12 Teacher:Mrs.Margot Bram School:Lower Moreland High School Location:Huntingdon Vy，Pennsylvania2nd Place：Macey Hunter，Grade 12 Teacher:Ms。Cameron Simpkins School:Fayetteville High School Location:Fayetteville，Arkansas3rd Place：Justin Lin，Grade11 Teacher:Ms。Kailin。。。Read More

1st Place：Megan Xie，Grade12Teacher:Mrs。Margot Bram School:Lower Moreland High School Location:Huntingdon Vy，Pennsylvania The early years of genetics centered around the central dogma of biology，the ory that genes in our DNA encode RNA to make proteins.Proteins execute a broad range of functions that include gene regulation，forming a biological cycle that powers。。。Read More

For Immediate Release:Tuesday，April252023,12:00p.m.U.S.Eastern Time Media Contact:Kara Flynn，（202）257-8424，press@ashg.orgROCKVILLE，MD–As part of its celebration of National DNA Day，the American Society of Human Genetics（ASHG）today announced the winners of its 2023 DNA Day Essay Contest，which encourages high school students and teachers。。。Read More

1st Place：Jennifer Zhong，Grade12Teacher:Ms。Maria Zeitlin School:Smithtown High School East Location:Saint James，New York“One humanity，many genomes“captures the essence of the human species.While we are all united under a shared genetic structure，our remarkably diverse genomes greatly impact our lives，allowing us to become phenotypically different as well as have different predispositions。。。Read More