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This storyName all 4 chemical bases found in human DNA!

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Adenine,Thymine,Guanine,Cytosine

Your DNA is 98.7% identical to a chimpanzee's!

That 1.3% difference accounts for every gap between humans and chimps. Even more striking: the DNA packed into just one of your ~37 trillion cells would stretch 6 feet long if fully uncoiled.

Topic poll · all networksWill 130+ DNA samples from Alison's memorial crack the case?

  • Yes — suspect attended 0%
  • No — killer stayed away 0%
  • Maybe — it narrows the pool 0%
  • Cold case — no DNA match 0%

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Familial DNA solved the Golden State Killer case after 40+ years!

Joseph DeAngelo was identified in 2018 via genealogy DNA databases and pleaded guilty to 13 murders in 2020 — showing familial DNA matches can lead to convictions decades after a crime.

Topic poll · all networksThe first mass DNA dragnet collected samples from how many men?

  1. Over 500 men
  2. Over 5,000 men
  3. Over 50,000 men
  4. Over 500,000 men
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Over 5,000 men

Topic poll · all networksIs mass DNA collection from 130+ people justified to solve one murder?

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  • Only with a court order 0%
  • No — too broad an invasion 0%
  • Depends on the crime's severity 0%

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