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Here's a very cool experiment that just might bring a tear to your eye. Use a blender to separate the DNA from an onion. 
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Saying "deoxyribonucleic acid" is a real mouthful. Luckily, you can call it DNA for short.

See how genetics is used to solve crimes!

From Madagascar to Indonesia, travel around the world with Museum scientists.

Join scientist George Amato on his quest to stop criminals smuggling illegal goods.

Join scientist George Amato on his quest to stop criminals smuggling illegal goods.

Find out what makes you different from a snail, a tree, or even your best friend!

Make a bracelet that matches a section of DNA code from your favorite plant or animal.
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DNA is shaped like a long twisted ladder, and pairs of bases form the ladder's steps. Bases are known by the letters A, ...
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All the DNA in a cell is called a genome. Your body contains trillions of copies of the human genome -- one in each of y...
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Clones are plants and animals that have more than just their looks in common; they also have the exact same DNA sequence...
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The nucleus is like the remote control center of the cell. It acts as the cell's brain by telling it what to do, how to ...
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Since he was a kid, George Amato has been wild about wildlife. Today he works for the Wildlife Conservation Society and ...
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Many scientists have joined forces on the Human Genome Project. Their goal is to figure out the order of all "DNA letter...

Take a look at the science of where it ALL begins.
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In college, Rob DeSalle wanted to study the narwhal, an Arctic whale with an eight-foot spiral tooth.
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Scientists figured out a way to take genes from one species and stick them inside the DNA of another species. When a pla...
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In 1997, Dolly rocked the world of genetics. Not baaaa'd for a little lamb from Scotland. What was the big deal? She was...

Tracking a gorilla can get hairy. Literally. Just ask George Amato.
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It's no fluke that Howard Rosenbaum is wild about whales -- especially the endangered right whales and humpback whales.
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As a conservation geneticist, Yael tries to help endangered species by studying their DNA.
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Have you ever wondered what our muscles, blood, bones, and bodies are made of? They are made of cells! Cells are the bui...

Zoom inside your cells for a fascinating look at chromosomes, DNA, genes, and more!
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Have you ever wondered why you look like your parents, grandparents, or siblings? It's because of your genes -- the inst...
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Susan Perkins has always loved being outside. As a child, she played in the woods and took field notes about birds and s...
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When she was a kid, Ana explored the landscapes of rural Uruguay and Brazil and the many plants and animals that live th...
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Scientists have identified over 1.75 million species on Earth -- over one million of them are insects and spiders.
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At age 10, George Barrowclough began bird watching with his dad. He pursued his interest in birds by becoming an ornitho...
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Scientists all over the world send precious cargo to Julie Feinstein: frozen samples of animal tissues.
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Growing up, Joel Cracraft loved reading travel and adventure books. In high school, he became interested in ornithology,...
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Ross MacPhee has always loved dirt. It means the opportunity to find lost things--from bones and teeth to pirate treasur...
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More than four thousand islands—including one big island—make up this nation in the Caribbean Sea.