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Events in March 2020

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Sunday, March 1, 2020
Monday, March 2, 2020
Tuesday, March 3, 2020(1 event)

More information about ENERGY FROM THIN AIR, co-hosted with North Country Garden Club

Tuesday, March 3, 2020 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm EST

Hear the story about plant science, entrepreneurial spirit, and pond scum in this free lecture. CSHL Professor and HHMI Investigator Rob Martienssen, alongside Infinitree Inc. CEO Frank O'Keefe, discuss how simple duckweed can help address climate change and energy needs.

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Wednesday, March 4, 2020
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Saturday, March 7, 2020(2 events)

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More information about Saturday DNA! Plasmid Manipulation

Saturday, March 7, 2020 10:00 am - 12:00 pm EST

Pre-registration is required. Join us to explore how scientists cut and paste DNA molecules to create custom plasmids.

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More information about Ötzi the Iceman Museum Tour - Mar 7

Saturday, March 7, 2020 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm EST

Pre-registration required. Visit the DNA Learning Center for a tour of the Ötzi the Iceman exhibition led by one of our staff educators. Hear Ötzi's story.

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Sunday, March 15, 2020(1 event)

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More information about Canceled Science Walking Tour, March 15

Sunday, March 15, 2020 10:00 am - 11:30 am EST

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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Sunday, March 22, 2020(1 event)

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More information about Canceled Science Walking Tour, March 22

Sunday, March 22, 2020 10:00 am - 11:30 am EST

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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Monday, March 23, 2020
Tuesday, March 24, 2020(1 event)

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More information about DNALC Live: DNA Extraction from Wheat Germ

Tuesday, March 24, 2020 3:00 pm - 3:45 pm EST

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory’s DNA Learning Center presents online educational programming as a service to help engage teachers and students during coronavirus school closures.

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Wednesday, March 25, 2020(1 event)

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More information about DNALC Live: Bacterial Transformation

Wednesday, March 25, 2020 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EST

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory’s DNA Learning Center presents online educational programming as a service to help engage teachers and students during coronavirus school closures.

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Thursday, March 26, 2020(1 event)

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More information about DNALC Live: Mutant Organisms

Thursday, March 26, 2020 3:00 pm - 3:45 pm EST

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory’s DNA Learning Center presents online educational programming as a service to help engage teachers and students during coronavirus school closures.

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Friday, March 27, 2020(1 event)

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More information about DNALC Live: DNA Fingerprint

Friday, March 27, 2020 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm EST

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory’s DNA Learning Center presents online educational programming as a service to help engage teachers and students during coronavirus school closures.

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Saturday, March 28, 2020
Sunday, March 29, 2020
Monday, March 30, 2020(3 events)

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More information about DNALC Live: Kitchen Science: Human DNA Extraction

Monday, March 30, 2020 11:00 am - 11:45 am EST

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory’s DNA Learning Center presents online educational programming as a service to help engage teachers, students and the general public during coronavirus school closures.

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More information about DNALC Live: What DNA Says About Our Human Family, Episode I

Monday, March 30, 2020 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EST

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory’s DNA Learning Center presents online educational programming as a service to help engage teachers, students and the general public during coronavirus school closures.

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More information about DNALC Live: DNA Structure

Monday, March 30, 2020 3:00 pm - 3:45 pm EST

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory’s DNA Learning Center presents online educational programming as a service to help engage teachers, students and the general public during coronavirus school closures.

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Tuesday, March 31, 2020(3 events)

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More information about DNALC Live: DNA Restriction Analysis

Tuesday, March 31, 2020 11:00 am - 12:00 pm EST

The DNA restriction analysis experiment demonstrates that DNA can be precisely manipulated and that it behaves as predicted by the Watson-Crick structure. 

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More information about DNALC Live: DNALC Chat

Tuesday, March 31, 2020 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EST

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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More information about DNALC Live: The Mystery of Anastasia

Tuesday, March 31, 2020 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm EST

Many stories have been told about the Romanovs, the last royal family of Russia. During the Russian Revolution of 1918 the Romanovs went missing. It was determined that that the family was likely murdered...

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Wednesday, April 1, 2020(2 events)

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More information about DNALC Live: What DNA Says About Our Human Family, Episode II

Wednesday, April 1, 2020 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EST

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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More information about DNALC Live: Kitchen Science: Baggie Cell Model

Wednesday, April 1, 2020 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm EST

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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Thursday, April 2, 2020(4 events)

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More information about DNALC Live: DNA Barcoding Part I: Rapid DNA Isolation

Thursday, April 2, 2020 11:00 am - 12:00 pm EST

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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More information about DNALC Live: DNA Barcoding in Zoology and Conservation

Thursday, April 2, 2020 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EST

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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More information about DNALC Live: DNALC Chat

Thursday, April 2, 2020 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EST

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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More information about DNALC Live: Lactose Intolerance

Thursday, April 2, 2020 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm EST

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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Friday, April 3, 2020(3 events)

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More information about DNALC Live: Barcoding Bioinformatics Part III

Friday, April 3, 2020 11:00 am - 12:00 pm EST

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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More information about DNALC Live: What DNA Says About Our Human Family, Episode III

Friday, April 3, 2020 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EST

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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More information about DNALC Live: Bacteria and Antibiotics

Friday, April 3, 2020 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm EST

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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Saturday, April 4, 2020