Insight from a Scientist

Abstract

DNA is the genetic information within a living being. Our DNA is basically the blueprint for our lives. Interestingly enough, each human living has roughly 99.9% identical DNA as all other people, while it is around 0.1% that makes each of us unique. While DNA is responsible for our physical characteristics, it is also responsible for things happening inside of our bodies that aren’t always visible. DNA expression is how the DNA inside our bodies is translated into functional cells (typically proteins) inside our bodies. These expressions are important because it is how our bodies handle our genetic information.