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The Story of DNA
How we found the recipe inside us
Take a tiny peek inside yourself to discover the secret code that makes you, YOU!
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- 1869
A Gooey Discovery
A scientist named Friedrich Miescher washed old bandages to study cells. He found a weird gooey substance inside them that nobody had ever seen before!
The big idea
DNA is the special instruction booklet hidden inside every living thing.
Fun facts
- ✨ You share about 60% of your DNA code with a yellow banana!
- ✨ All humans share 99.9% of the exact same DNA with each other.
- ✨ If you uncoiled all the DNA in your whole body, it would reach to the Sun and back!
Science words
- DNA — The tiny chemical code inside your cells that tells your body how to grow.
- Cell — A microscopic building block that makes up every part of your body.
- Gene — A small section of DNA that controls a trait, like your hair or eye color.