In conjunction with the art exhibit on the human genome now at the Henry Art Gallery, the 91探花Genome Center will have an evening open house with laboratory tours on Wednesday, April 24.
鈥淕ene(sis): Contemporary Art Explores Human Genomics鈥� is a major traveling exhibition organized at the UW. It is designed to engage people interested in the relationship between biomedical developments of the Human Genome Project and their potential imapct on broad aspects of daily life.
No registration is needed to particpate in the Wednesday evening program. The hours are 5 to 8 p.m. Participants should use the north entrance to Fluke Hall, between the Faculty Club and the Burke Gilman Trail. Come up to the building鈥檚 second floor.
Participants will have guided laboratory tours, see robotic equipment and instrumentation in action, and learn about DNA sequencing. Technical staff will be on hand to answer questions about 91探花participation in the Human Genome Project and other projects involving large-scale analysis of DNA.
For more information on the Genome Center, see the Web site at
The Gene(sis) site is at