DNA50 science education exhibition opens in Ras Al Khaimah

DNA50 has already visited Abu Dhabi, Dubai, and Sharjah, and will move on to Fujairah and Al Ain, following the event in Ras Al Khaimah, which ends on January 6th . The exhibition is free of charge and open to the public during the mall's opening hours from 10 am to 10 pm.

Present at the opening were a number of VIPs and distinguished guests, including Abdulla Ali Musabbeh, Director of the Ras Al Kaimah Educational Zone, as well as local students and representatives of the exhibition organisers, the British Council.

"I think this is a very important exhibition because it allows students, in Ras Al Khaimah Educational zone, to learn more about a major scientific discovery and get first hand information that will support their studies and help them better understand scientific events that are shaping today's world," Musabbeh added.

Jo Maher, Director Operations of the British Council in the UAE, said: "The response to DNA50 so far from schools, colleges and universities has been very strong and we are delighted to bring the exhibition to Ras Al Khaimah and allow students of the emirate the chance to learn more about one the most important disoveries of the 20th Century that is still affecting our lives and has contributed immensly towards our understanding of the human body."

The 'DNA50' exhibition tells the story of the discovery of DNA and the developments and applications of this knowledge over the last 50 years, through displays, video and interactive software. The programme will visit Fujairah Private Acaddemy from January 18 to 21st and the UAE University in Al Ain from January 25 to 28.

The British Council is the United Kingdom's international organisation for educational opportunities and cultural relations with a network of 243 offices and teaching centres in 100 countries. In England, the British Council is registered as a charity. The British Council in the UAE connects people with learning opportunities and creative ideas from the UK and builds mutually beneficial relationships between people in the UK and the UAE, through its centres in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah.