ALT Text reads: DNA Day: Here's why it matters. " DNA sequencing allows scientists to ‘read’ the precise order of nucleotide bases in a DNA molecule, unlocking the coded instructions" — Kathryn Gardner, subject matter expert at LabXchange

ALT Text reads: DNA Day: Here's why it matters. "DNA analysis can be used for a vast array of social and ecological purposes, ranging from exonerating those wrongly convicted of a crime to locating the sources of poached elephant ivory tusks." — Jeanne Chowning, Associate Vice President, Science Education, Fred Hutch Cancer Center

ALT Text reads: DNA Day: Here's why it matters. "You share over 99% of your DNA with every human on Earth. What makes you uniquely you is squeezed into less than 1% — yet that sliver accounts for all visible human variation: height, eye color, disease risk, and more." — Mary Liu, teacher-in-residence at LabXchange