DNA

Did you know that your body has a blueprint? In this BrainPOP UK movie, Tim and Moby introduce you to deoxyribonucleic acid, better known as DNA and teach you why it’s so important. Find out exactly what DNA is, what it’s made from, its double helix structure, and where it is found in your body. In this educational, animated movie you’ll also learn how everyone’s DNA is different, unless of course you're an identical twin, what a chromosome is and what kind of information is contained in just one strand! Discover, too, the uses of DNA, including the role it plays in cloning, genetically modifying food, in the Human Genome Project, plus the potentials of gene therapy in curing diseases. You wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for DNA so come on and find out!

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