On the occasion of the celebration of the World DNA Day (25 April) to commemorate the discovery of the double-stranded DNA (1953) and the completion of the mapping of the human genome (2003), the Department of Biology of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, in collaboration with the Panhellenic Union of Bioscientists, is organizing a two-day event on Wednesday 24 and Thursday 25 April 2024, from 9:00 to 13:00, at the Department of Biology of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

High school students will visit the premises of the Department of Biology of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and will participate in four thematic workshops, in order to get to know the science of Biology in an interactive way, up close and beyond the textbook.

Specifically, the Biology Department will be visited by students from the 1st and 2nd High School of Kalamaria, the 1st High School of Pylaia, the 2nd High School of Evosmos, the 10th High School of Thessaloniki, the 15th High School of Thessaloniki, the 12th High School of Thessaloniki, the 3rd High School of Stavroupolis, the 2nd High School of Neapolis, the High School of Sindos, the High School of Mydonia and the High School of Mantoulidi.

According to the organisers, “biological literacy is essential for the personal and social fulfilment of all people, because it provides the tools for understanding ourselves and the world in which we live and on which we depend. The Department of Biology of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and the Panhellenic Union of Bioscientists, with a sense of responsibility towards society, contribute to the dissemination and consolidation of biological knowledge to tomorrow’s citizens.

Biology is the dominant science of the 21st century and its applications have already begun to significantly change people’s daily lives. It is essential that students today are equipped with the knowledge that will enable them to become aware of their place and responsibility towards the environment and help them to make future decisions about their health, daily habits, social ethics and work.