A long chain biological polymer that acts as a store of genetic information using the sequence of 4 bases held inside a double spiral made from a sugar-containing backbone.
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Ancestry tracking DNA tests
Since the advent of cheap DNA tests, several companies have sprung up which will tell you ancestral origins according to your DNA.
23andMe claims,
Where in the world are you from?
Find out where your DNA comes from around the world. Your DNA can…
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Did DNA, in a quartz container, absorb every photon in the room?
Lance Schuttler wrote an article arguing that DNA is a wave form that uses gravity to bend light. I'm extremely skeptical of basically every claim in the article.
One of the more extreme claims refers to an experiment:
In 1984, Russian scientist…
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Was human DNA found in a sample of Priorix Tetra MMRV vaccine?
I came across this tweet in my feed:
The claim is that a group of scientists from Corvelva tested a sample of MMRV and determined that it contained human DNA.
Here is the article linked in the tweet, which provides links to the source Corvela and…
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Ancestral DNA tests
A friend of mine recently took a DNA ancestry test using one of these mail-order services.
Sadly he did not provide the name of the company used.
According to his results, he has partial Native American ancestry.
Honestly, it seems exceedingly…
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Was X-ray crystallography used in DNA sequencing mostly developed by the wool industry?
In The Myth of Basic Science Matt Ridley writes:
The discovery of the structure of DNA depended heavily on X-ray crystallography of biological molecules, a technique developed in the wool industry to try to improve textiles.
Is that an accurate…
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Is it possible for mrna vaccines to affect DNA?
https://www.forbes.com/sites/victoriaforster/2021/01/11/covid-19-vaccines-cant-alter-your-dna-heres-why/
In this article on Forbes it is claimed that mrna vaccines can't in any way affect DNA.
Does this go against new research on reverse…
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