Genome: Unlocking Life's Code: An NHGRI Smithsonian Exhibition

Genome: Unlocking Life's Code: An NHGRI Smithsonian Exhibition

Press Briefing Media Resources

About the Exhibition

On June 14, 2013, the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. opened the high-tech, high-intensity exhibition Genome: Unlocking Life's Code to celebrate the 10th anniversary of researchers producing the first complete human genome sequence - the genetic blueprint of the human body. The exhibition is a collaboration between the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) and the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) of the National Institutes of Health. 


 

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News and Related Websites

• Press Release: New exhibition makes genome accessible to public
• Exhibition website: Genome: Unlocking Life's Code
• National Museum of Natural History Website: Genome: Unlocking Life's Code
• Press Release: NHGRI collaborates with Smithsonian to produce new genome exhibit (May 21, 2012)
• NHGRI Director's Comments: NHGRI and the Smithsonian Institution: a new partnership

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Audio/Video Resources

• What is a Gene?
• NHGRI announces collaboration with Smithsonian on genome exhibition

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Related Fact Sheets

• Press Briefing Agenda
• NHGRI Leadership Bios
• NHGRI Fact Sheet
• Frequently Asked Questions About the Human Genome Project
• Genome: Unlocking Life's Code: Public Education Events
• Smithsonian Genome Press Kit