"Expedition Health" Opens at Denver Museum of Nature and Science

By On April 8, 2009 · Leave a Comment · In Denver, Education, Entertainment, Eric Whitney, Health, KRCC News, Science

Patron uses the "vein viewer" vienA big, new exhibit opened at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science over the weekend, and it’s all about you. “Expedition Health” takes your pulse, gives you a glimpse of your very own cells, and might even grow some bacteria off the bottom of your foot. It’s the first new permanent exhibit at the museum in six years. KCFR Health Reporter Eric Whitney has this preview.

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