What Genomic Research Can Tell Us About the Earth's Biodiversity

Smithsonian scientists are gathering wildlife tissue samples from around the world to build the largest museum-based repository of such specimens
June 2013 | By Joseph Stromberg

Eric Green

Director of the National Human Genome Research Institute
May 20, 2013 | By Smithsonian Magazine's "Future Is Here" Conference

Nick Pyenson

Curator of Fossil Marine Mammals at National Museum of Natural History
May 20, 2013 | By Smithsonian Magazine's "Future Is Here" Conference

Maria Klawe

Mathematician, Computer Scientist & President of Harvey Mudd College
May 20, 2013 | By Smithsonian Magazine's "Future Is Here" Conference

Robert Ballard

Ocean Explorer
May 20, 2013 | By Smithsonian Magazine's "Future Is Here" Conference

Lola Fatoyinbo-Agueh

NASA Earth Scientist
May 20, 2013 | By Smithsonian Magazine's "Future Is Here" Conference

Justin Kasper

Solar Astrophysicist at Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
May 20, 2013 | By Smithsonian Magazine's "Future Is Here" Conference

André Fenton

New York University Neuroscientist, Biomedical Engineer & Entrepreneur
May 20, 2013 | By Smithsonian Magazine's "Future Is Here" Conference

Liz Cottrell

Director of Smithsonian's Global Volcanism Program
May 20, 2013 | By Smithsonian Magazine's "Future Is Here" Conference

Kirk Johnson

Director of the National Museum of Natural History
May 20, 2013 | By Smithsonian Magazine's "Future Is Here" Conference

John Mather

Nobel Laureate and Senior Project Scientist for the James Webb Space Telescope
May 20, 2013 | By Smithsonian Magazine's "Future Is Here" Conference

Buzz Aldrin

Apollo 11 Astronaut
May 20, 2013 | By Smithsonian Magazine's "Future Is Here" Conference

Odile Madden

Materials Scientist & Engineer, Smithsonian's Museum Conservation Institute
May 20, 2013 | By Smithsonian Magazine's "Future Is Here" Conference

Suzan Murray

Chief Veterinarian at the National Zoo
May 20, 2013 | By Smithsonian Magazine's "Future Is Here" Conference

Thomas Dolby

Director of the National Human Genome Research Institute
May 20, 2013 | By Smithsonian Magazine's "Future Is Here" Conference

Amazing Sea Butterflies Are the Ocean’s Canary in the Coal Mine

These delicate and stunning creatures are offering Smithsonian scientists a warning sign for the world's waters turning more acidic
May 14, 2013 | By Hannah Waters

Creepy or Cool? Portraits Derived From the DNA in Hair and Gum Found in Public Places

Artist Heather Dewey-Hagborg reconstructs the faces of strangers from genetic evidence she scavenges from the streets
May 03, 2013 | By Megan Gambino

The Story of How An Artist Created a Genetic Hybrid of Himself and a Petunia

Is it art? Or science? With DNA, Eduardo Kac pushes the limits of creativity and ethics
February 22, 2013 | By Megan Gambino

Can Your Genes Predict When You Will Die?

New research suggests we can defy genetic destiny
January 2013 | By Joseph Stromberg

Pardis Sabeti, the Rollerblading Rock Star Scientist of Harvard

The recipient of the Smithsonian American Ingenuity Award for natural sciences blazed a new view of how to treat infectious diseases via genetics
December 2012 | By Seth Mnookin

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