DNA at Age 60

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DNA at Age 60

• DNA at 60: Still much to learn. On the diamond jubilee of the double helix, we should admit that we don't fully understand how evolution works at the molecular level. By Philip Ball and Nature magazine. Scientific American, Apr 28
• Blog post: DNA’s double anniversary By Dr. Francis Collins, NIH Director,  Apr 25
• DNA sequencing costs- data from the NHGRI genome sequencing program 
• DNA day contest winners: American Society for Human Genetics, Apr 25