How the discovery of DNA changed the world - and my life | BBC Ideas

Nobel prize-winning geneticist Sir Paul Nurse on the amazing breakthroughs that followed the discovery of DNA - and how it directly impacted his own family.
Made in partnership with ‪@ScienceMuseum‬. Animation by Adam Proctor.
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What a wonderful summary of DNA, thank you 😊 🧬

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[@KVI3I]

Damn, dat must have been a suprise, learning that your sister is actually your mother - this aspect on its own would be interesting to know more about - why would your mother disguise herself as your sister how is such a thing even possible o.O

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About DNA I've learned a lot from watching Forensic Files Medical Detectives. Human blood, , trees, diatoms, animal hairs especially cat and dog.

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This is great🤩🤩

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gosh , this will be a gem for me in my biology class at school 😇

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Everything fantastic except narrator tone and voice I felt difficult to understand and not engaging..

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Amazings views and observations

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