DNA DAY

 

DNA Day is celebrated each year in April.

 

In April 1953, the paper by James Watson and Francis Crickdescribing the structure of DNA was published in the scientificjournal Nature. With help from other scientists, Watson and Crick were the first to describe DNA as a double helix, or a twisted ladder shape. Notably, their model of DNA suggested how genetic information is stored and copied. DNA Day commemorates this important landmark in science

DNA Day
Observed by		Biologists, science teachers and students, anyone interested in genetics
Significance		The day celebrates the discovery and understanding of DNA and the scientific advances that understanding has made possible.
Date		April 25
Celebrations		Various

 

 Sources:- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DNA_day&http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/spotlight/dna-day-2012