CSHL hosts many events all year long for science enthusiasts of all ages to attend . . . no Ph.D. required! We invite the general public to experience knowledge and nature at CSHL by taking a tour or participating in our concert & lecture programs.
When: 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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In Episode 2, our study of human evolution continues with a look at our ancient ancestors, the hominins. Who were they and what did they look like? We will look at DNA evidence for how modern humans evolved...
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When: 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
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Cells are the building blocks of life. Join DNALC instructor Megan as she introduces the basic structure and function of the animal cell and walks you through the steps of building a cell model out of household materials.
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When: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
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DNA barcoding allows for the identification of an organism through analysis of a short region of DNA within its genome, similar to how the pattern of bars in a universal product code (UPC) identifies each consumer product.
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When: 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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Many species can be difficult and time consuming to identify through morphology alone, especially without specialized training and specific knowledge of taxonomy. DNA barcoding helps to level the playing field, offering an approach to species identification that provides non-experts a way to rapidly identify organisms!
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When: 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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The College Board has announced that this year’s AP® Biology Exam will consist only of Units 1 – 6. The DNALC seeks to help students with content from Units 5 and 6, which pertain to molecular biology and genetics.
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When: 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
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Enzymes speed up chemical reactions, including the digestion of food. Lactase is an intestinal enzyme responsible for the digestion of the sugar lactose in milk. The production of lactase is an important part of the interesting evolutionary story of why some humans are lactose intolerant, and others are not.
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When: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
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This three-part series will take you through the bioinformatics of DNA barcoding using the DNA Subway Blue Line (https://dnasubway.cyverse.org/). Bioinformatics – the data science of biology – is crucial to understanding life.
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When: 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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The last episode of our study of human evolution looks at an enigmatic “jumping gene” and how it can be used to study the dynamics of human populations.
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When: 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
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Since their discovery in 1928, antibiotics have saved millions of lives from fatal bacterial infections. Join DNALC instructor Erin as she explores the role that antibiotics play in the treatment of bacterial infections.
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When: 10:00 am - 11:30 am
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As a precautionary measure to ensure the safety of our employees and visitors during the current COVID-19 outbreak, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) is canceling and/or postponing events for public audiences.
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When: 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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Most Americans might be surprised to know that over 90% of the corn and soy crops grown in the Unites States are genetically modified. The production of GMOs, or Genetically Modified Organisms is a well-debated topic, especially when it comes to our food!
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When: 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
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Join Megan for this 30-minute lesson to learn how to extract DNA from plant cells and have the opportunity to see DNA without a microscope!
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When: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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As a follow up to part I, DNALC instructor Jeff will demonstrate how gel electrophoresis is used to confirm the presence of foreign genes in DNA from common foods.
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When: 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
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The College Board has announced that this year’s AP® Biology Exam will consist only of Units 1 – 6. The DNALC seeks to help students with content from Units 5 and 6, which pertain to molecular biology and genetics.
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When: 3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
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The liver is an organ that detoxifies chemicals. All vertebrate organisms have livers! However, many of us do not know how the liver handles these molecules.
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When: 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) is featured in The Gene: An Intimate History, a Ken Burns documentary premiering on PBS April 7, 2020 (Part 1) and April 14, 2020 (Part 2) at 8 PM ET.
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When: 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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DNA barcoding allows for the identification of an organism through analysis of a short region of DNA within its genome, similar to how the pattern of bars in a universal product code (UPC) identifies each consumer product.
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When: 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
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The human genome is comprised of over 20,000 genes. Most genes are like molecular recipes, with coded instructions for creating proteins. Join DNALC instructor Brittany Johnson to learn how cells use genetic instructions to create thousands of different proteins.
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When: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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Insects, arachnids, crustaceans, and other arthropods all demonstrate a distinct pattern of growth and development over the course of their lives, known as metamorphosis, which is characterized by distinct changes in their body form.
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When: 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
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The College Board has announced that this year’s AP® Biology Exam will consist only of Units 1 – 6. The DNALC seeks to help students with content from Units 5 and 6, which pertain to molecular biology and genetics.
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When: 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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In the fall of 1991, two hikers in the Ötztal Alps discovered the mummified remains of a 5,300-year-old man. Now preserved in a climate-controlled freezer at the South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology in Italy, the mummy known as Ötzi the Iceman and his possessions provide a window into life in prehistoric Europe.
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When: 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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RNA sequencing (RNA-Seq) is a widely used experimental approach in molecular biology. RNA-Seq allows us to measure the level of RNA in cells and tissues, and therefore make inferences about what genes are active, under what circumstances, and when.
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When: 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
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Join DNALC instructor Erin to discover how pollen in Ötzi’s digestive system was used as a forensic tool to create a timeline of where he may have been in the final 36 hours before his untimely demise.
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When: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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As humans, we share most of our DNA with each other, but how do we determine the differences between our individual DNA sequences?
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When: 1:30 pm - 1:45 pm
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You are the product of billions of years of evolutionary change! Join anthropologist Lindsay Barone to explore the hominins one-by-one in the DNALC Live series Species Shorts.
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When: 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
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The College Board has announced that this year’s AP® Biology Exam will consist only of Units 1 – 6. The DNALC seeks to help students with content from Units 5 and 6, which pertain to molecular biology and genetics.
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When: 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
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Join Megan as she explores the diversity of life and discusses the Linnaean system of classification. Using a compound microscope, you will view specimens that belong to the plant and animal kingdoms and help compare these two types of cells.
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When: 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) is featured in The Gene: An Intimate History, a Ken Burns documentary premiering on PBS April 7, 2020 (Part 1) and April 14, 2020 (Part 2) at 8 PM ET.
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When: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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While there are many different types of life cycles in the arthropod world, some insects have adapted to working together in order to maximize the number of healthy offspring that they can produce.
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When: 1:30 pm - 1:45 pm
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You are the product of billions of years of evolutionary change! Join anthropologist Lindsay Barone to explore the hominins one-by-one in the DNALC Live series Species Shorts.
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When: 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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DNA is a molecular cookbook for all living things, but how do you go from cookbook to creature? Join DNALC instructor, Elna Gottlieb as she explores the fast-paced world of protein synthesis through RNA transcription and translation.
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When: 1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
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Brookhaven National Laboratory’s (BNL) Office of Educational Programs and the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory DNA Learning Center are pleased to invite you to the upcoming virtual panel discussion, Structural Biology Behind Disease Transmission and Drug Design on Thursday, April 16, 2020 at 1:00 PM.
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When: 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
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The College Board has announced that this year’s AP® Biology Exam will consist only of Units 1 – 6. The DNALC seeks to help students with content from Units 5 and 6, which pertain to molecular biology and genetics.
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When: 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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In 2008 the Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to three scientists “for the discovery and development of the green fluorescent protein, GFP.” Join DNALC instructor Amanda McBrien to explore how jellyfish use GFP in nature and how molecular biologists have learned to use the protein in their research!
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When: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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RNA sequencing (RNA-Seq) is a widely used experimental approach in molecular biology. Join Jason Williams for this three-part course to learn the basics of RNA-Seq and how to use the online platform DNA Subway to analyze an example data set.
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When: 1:30 pm - 1:45 pm
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You are the product of billions of years of evolutionary change! Join anthropologist Lindsay Barone to explore the hominins one-by-one in the DNALC Live series Species Shorts.
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When: 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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In this lab, you will learn about GFP (green fluorescent protein) from Aequorea victoria (a Pacific jellyfish) and how it is used in molecular research. Work with us as we utilize some of the same techniques employed by pharmaceutical companies to produce human insulin.
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When: 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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As a precautionary measure to ensure the safety of our employees and visitors during the current COVID-19 outbreak, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) is canceling and/or postponing events for public audiences.
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When: 10:00 am - 11:30 am
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As a precautionary measure to ensure the safety of our employees and visitors during the current COVID-19 outbreak, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) is canceling and/or postponing events for public audiences.
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When: 1:30 pm - 1:45 pm
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You are the product of billions of years of evolutionary change! Join anthropologist Lindsay Barone to explore the hominins one-by-one in the DNALC Live series Species Shorts.
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When: 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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DNA and RNA encode information in the sequences of their nucleotide building blocks just as languages encode information in sequences of letters, words, and sentences. Bioinformatics uses information technology, such as computers and computer programs, to study the information in DNA and proteins. In this activity you will search for the entire genetic information of an organism (also known as a genome).
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When: 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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Empower yourself by learning how to navigate free, online tools that let you explore virus evolution and movement through DNA sequence analysis.
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When: 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
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How are traits inherited from generation to generation? Join Megan in this introduction to Mendel’s laws of inheritance. By studying inherited traits in pea plants, we can understand how our own traits are passed down over generations.
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When: 1:30 pm - 1:45 pm
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You are the product of billions of years of evolutionary change! Join anthropologist Lindsay Barone to explore the hominins one-by-one in the DNALC Live series Species Shorts.
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When: 3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
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Recycle materials from around your house to create an imaginary creature! Before building, you will randomly select the sets of genes—also known as alleles—that your creature inherited from its parents.
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When: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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As we've seen in the previous entries of our Invertebrate Biology Series, the lifestyles of insects are often closely linked to plants. In fact, ever since their appearance 125 million years ago, flowering plants have diversified and developed alongside insects, leading to the incredible number of both species that we see today!
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When: 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
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The College Board has announced that this year’s AP® Biology Exam will consist only of Units 1 – 6. The DNALC seeks to help students with content from Units 5 and 6, which pertain to molecular biology and genetics.
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When: 3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
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How do we study the differences between us without sequencing our DNA? Join DNALC instructor, Elna Gottlieb as she investigates variations in human traits through observation and analysis.
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When: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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RNA sequencing (RNA-Seq) is a widely used experimental approach in molecular biology. Join Jason Williams for this three-part course to learn the basics of RNA-Seq and how to use the online platform DNA Subway to analyze an example data set.
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When: 1:30 pm - 1:45 pm
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You are the product of billions of years of evolutionary change! Join anthropologist Lindsay Barone to explore the hominins one-by-one in the DNALC Live series Species Shorts.
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When: 2:00 pm - 2:15 pm
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This is a short story about the life of an extraordinary scientist: Barbara McClintock. One of the few American women scientists who won a Nobel Prize, Dr. McClintock spent most of her life working at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and left behind many great memories here.
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When: 3:00 pm - 3:15 pm
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Although species share many similarities in their DNA, there are regions with differences in the order of the four DNA bases. These differences can be used to identify species! Construct a DNA paper chain “sequence” alongside Sharon during this fun and easy shelter-in-place science activity, just in time for DNA Day!
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When: 10:00 am - 11:30 am
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As a precautionary measure to ensure the safety of our employees and visitors during the current COVID-19 outbreak, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) is canceling and/or postponing events for public audiences.
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When: 12:00 pm - 12:15 pm
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All living things are made of cells, and the human body is composed of trillions of cells. Join DNALC instructor Brittany for this DNALC Short as she explores why cells have different structures and the relationship between structure and function.
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When: 1:30 pm - 1:45 pm
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You are the product of billions of years of evolutionary change! Join anthropologist Lindsay Barone to explore the hominins one-by-one in the DNALC Live series Species Shorts.
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When: 11:00 am - 11:15 am
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You are an animal. That wasn't an insult but a true fact! Do you know the differences between plant and animal cells? What about the similarities? Tune in to watch Mike explain these topics.
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When: 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
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DNA barcoding allows for the identification of an organism through analysis of a short region of DNA within its genome, similar to how the pattern of bars in a universal product code (UPC) identifies each consumer product.
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When: 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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The DNALC Live “Biology Teacher’s Lounge” is a town hall-style event to connect middle and high school teachers with DNALC educators to share experiences, concerns, and ideas for making the best of this difficult situation.
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When: 12:00 pm - 12:15 pm
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Energy keeps everything going, especially all living things! Join Elna Gottlieb in this DNALC Live Short as we explore the organelles that harness that energy, the mitochondria.
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When: 1:30 pm - 1:45 pm
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You are the product of billions of years of evolutionary change! Join anthropologist Lindsay Barone to explore the hominins one-by-one in the DNALC Live series Species Shorts.
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When: 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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Bioinformatics uses information technology, such as computers and computer programs, to study the information in DNA and proteins. In this activity, you will use these tools to understand the true cause of sickle cell anemia, a genetic disorder of the hemoglobin beta gene.
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When: 11:00 am - 11:15 am
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What's something that all cells have in common? They all have a membrane! In this session will explore what makes the cell membrane dynamic.
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When: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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Spiders are one of the most misunderstood of all invertebrates. Many would regard them as creepy or frightening, but a closer look reveals both great beauty and surprising intelligence.
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When: 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
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The College Board has announced that this year’s AP® Biology Exam will consist only of Units 1 – 6. The DNALC seeks to help students with content from Units 5 and 6, which pertain to molecular biology and genetics.
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