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#BeCuriousDNA – science outreach goes virtual

February 28, 2021 by Maria Nikolova

The restrictions on social contacts have brought about an abrupt halt to in-person public engagement events for almost a year now. How can you do science outreach online? We spoke to White Rose DTP final year student Michaela Agapiou (@MichaelaAgapiou) and fellow PhD student Isabel Birds (@IzBirds) from Dr Julie Aspden’s lab in Leeds who organised an online public engagement activity that was all about decoding DNA as part of the Be Curious festival! Read our interview below about how the event came together.

Excited to see how creative everyone gets with our DNA Decoding Challenge when #BeCurious20 launches tomorrow! Here's some more inspiration – my RNA string art made using plant pots, which decodes into the protein word MICE 🪴🐭@UniLeedsEngage #BeCuriousDNA pic.twitter.com/plDFYy6COn

— Isabel B (@IzBirds) October 9, 2020

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