DNA Day Poster

 

DNA research has given my daughter a chance at a full life cancer-free, something many of her maternal genetic relatives, including her late mother, did not get. It has also confirmed that my daughter and I share ancestors with a 1-year-old boy who died about 13,000 years ago in what is now Montana, while also confirming that we have an incredibly diverse heritage from all over the globe.

Why celebrate Deoxyribonucleic Acid Day? Besides making us who we are and connecting us to almost all life on the Earth, it helps to provide for the identification, prevention, treatment, and cure of many diseases and conditions, including cancer. DNA also helps confirm parentage, ancestry, and even criminal evidence. It is also used in agriculture, archaeology, paleontology, environmental studies, computer science, and more.

This poster focuses on DNA and our shared humanity, a fact too many do not understand.

The poster can be downloaded at genetionary.org/dna-day