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July 3, 2013

The World’s Largest Human DNA Helix

Over 2,600 employees from the San Francisco headquarters of Genentech celebrated the anniversary of the discovery of DNA by forming a human DNA strand reportedly the world's largest ever.

Over 2,600 employees from the San Francisco headquarters of Genentech celebrated the anniversary of the discovery of DNA by forming a human DNA strand reportedly the world’s largest ever.

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