Join a team from Illumina to explore the world of genomics and what it means to understand your genome. Activities include making personalized necklaces based on codons, dressing like a scientists and learning how genomics can help prevent the spread of an outbreak.
Our dynamic booth, with a 13 ft DNA strand in its center, will host multiple hands on science activities that will allow participants to learn more about molecular biology and chemistry.
BP STEM program;
Liquid rainbow experiment;
Scientists and engineers from BP Biosciences Center will discuss STEM career opportunities with students.
Cooper Level - Same Activity as last year and same location in Petco Park
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Create your own DNA necklace. Kids of all ages will be able to extract their own DNA and keep it in a sealed tube as charm on a Hologic lanyard.
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