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Q&A: How Do the Same Genes Make Different Humans?
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Geneticist Tuuli Lappalainen of the New York Genome Center explains how genes are regulated in the genome, and what that process could tell us about disease risk.

Museum Joins With Google to Launch Virtual Reality Visits
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Google Expeditions lets visitors take virtual tours through some of the Museum’s iconic halls from their smartphones.

May 23-25: Memorial Day at the Museum
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The long weekend is a perfect opportunity to visit the Museum for exhibitions and special events.

SciCafe: Mollusks to Medicine
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Mandë Holford, a research associate at the Museum and Associate Professor of chemical biology at Hunter College, discusses her research into the relatively unknown predatory marine snails, and how the toxins they produce are being used in the search for new medicines for pain and cancer.

Tour the Museum’s Big Cats at Spotlight Asia
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Tour the Musem's big cat dioramas as part of Spotlight Asia on Saturday, May 23.