A two-day international scientific symposium to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the discovery of DNA's double helix structure, the most profound biological discovery of the last century, concluded in Beijing on Oct 22, 2023.
The symposium, which also marked the third anniversary of Changping Laboratory, focused on recent advances in life sciences reflecting the living legacy of the DNA double helix. Topics presented and discussed in the symposium included DNA sequencing, gene editing, central dogma, DNA and immunology, epigenetics, genomics, genomic medicine and genomic neurobiology and technology.