Saturday DNA! Passaic - From Genes to Proteins

You may have heard that DNA acts as the ‘brain’ of the cell, but what is all of that brainpower used for? At this event, we will create DNA, RNA, and protein models to visualize how our genetic code makes up our unique traits, paying special attention to how these molecules move across different parts of the cell. Following model creation, we will observe specific traits by looking at fruit flies with various mutations under a microscope!

In this session, participants will:

• learn about the central dogma, the backbone of biology;
• build DNA, RNA, and protein models to track the movement of the genetic code;
• observe different mutations in fruit flies under a stereomicroscope.

Ages 10-13, no chaperone required.

Host or Publisher Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory DNA Learning Center