DNA Madness: Extracting Your Own DNA in Your Kitchen!

This is by far one of the coolest experiments I've ever done: Extracting my own DNA into a test tube in my own kitchen, in an experiment that takes no longer than 20 minutes to do.

I've had this idea for a while, but thank you for the folks of "The Skeptic's Guide to the Universe" (www.theskepticsguide.org) for being skeptical about the 1869 discovery and convincing me to push it up to the top of the queue.

Friedrich Miescher has extracted DNA strand from human cells in 1869. Although he didn't recognize exactly what it was, his discovery paved the way to the research and later discovery of DNA and its influence on heritage.

For more information, questions, methods and history, go to:
www.smarterthanthat.com

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[writeincode]

i'm gonna do this and put my dna in an egg through a tiny hole then keep it warm and make a tiny me.

[TehVic]

Science + Pretty Girls = Awesometacular.

[112aarons]

This will be the second time my child will do for a science project. Its cool

[feebix]

Excellent video :) Thanks...

[psychopapaya]

@writeincode LOL, good one!

[TheSmartsafa]

can we use something else other than d alchohol ?????

[hasif199]

hasif cute sgt2 ;p

[hasif199]

MESTECH boleyh!!!! yeah!!!

[hasif199]

wow..nice song!!

[mrtabasom]

This tutorial is way better than the other ones.

[09fod]

its a girl?!!?!?!?