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Our DNA’s four-letter alphabet spells out the genes that determine the traits of human beings in all their complexity. How those four letters line up six billion times to build our personal genome holds the clues to how we get sick and how we respond to treatment, giving us hope that one day we can prevent or slow disease.

The Hope for Life® sculpture embodies the Stowers Institute for Medical Research’s desire to improve human health through basic research by expanding our understanding of the genes and proteins that guide the function and behavior of all living organisms and the individual cells within.

Sculpture facts:
The sculpture was created by Larry Young and fabricated in Kansas City by the A. Zahner Company.

Height: 31 feet, 4 inches
Width: 10 feet, 9 inches
Base: 15 feet in diameter
Weight: 8,000 pounds
Materials: stainless steel
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