Public Resources

NSEW 2007

Genetics in the Kitchen - March 16th and 17th

 
Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics

Wow! How?

 

 

 

Saturday March 10th - Wow! How?

We have been invited to join the Oxford University Museum of Natural History for their 'Wow! How?!' event.  This family science fair fills the museum with stalls, where volunteers show off their favourite science experiment or phenomenon.  There are also opportunities to make science toys or see demonstrations and lectures.  In 2006, nearly 2000 people attended, while 50 volunteers ran 22 experiments and gave four lectures.

In 2007, the WTCHG is joining in with a stall entitled 'How unique are you?'

Find out how genetically unique you are and enter your Uniqueness Score onto our Uniqueness Database.

Learn how the shape of your ears and whether you can roll your tongue helps scientists understand DNA.

Discover exactly where the gene for smelling freesias is in your body.

Make a length of DNA origami to add to our Origami Gene.

 

When?  12 - 4:30 pm

Where?  University Museum of Natural History

Cost?  Free!

Open to?  Everyone

Ages?  All

More information?  Flora Bain - flora.bain@oum.ox.ac.uk - 01865 282456

 
 
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