It is located in a park in front of the Institute of Cytology and Genetics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and was completed on July 1, 2013, coinciding with the 120th anniversary of the founding of the city.

The monument commemorates the sacrifice of the mice in genetic research used to understand biological and physiological mechanisms for developing new drugs and curing of diseases.

The DNA spiral emerging from the knitting needles winds to the left, thus showing that it is the still poorly understood Z-DNA - this symbolic of scientific research that is still to be done.

Translated from Russian: Monument of a laboratory mouse, wearing glasses perched on the end of its nose, sitting atop a granite pedestal The mouse holds needles in its hands, knitting the twin spiral of DNA Exhibit of the Museum of the History of Genetics in Siberia Author and artist A. Kharkevich Sculptor A. Agrikolyansky Foundryman M. Petrov Installed by the Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences With the financial support of CJSC "Medico-Biological Union"

July 4, 2013.The foundation stone of the monument was laid on June 1, 2012, in honor of the 55th anniversary of the founding of the Institute of Cytology and Genetics.