Did you know that :

•   One single cell contains two meters of DNA. (23)

•     If you unravelled all your chromosomes from all of your cells and laid out the DNA end to end, the strands would stretch from the Earth to the Moon about 6,000 times. (23)

•       A simple list of the bases of the entire DNA in your genes—the As, Cs, Ts, and Gs—would fill about 200 New York City phone books which is about 3 billion letters. (24)

•         Genomically speaking, all races are equal and you cannot tell simply by looking at someone’s DNA whether they are black or white. (24)

•         DNA is used to solve many historical mysteries, such as (24):

•    Where is Columbus Buried?  
     (Visit: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/2958034.stm for more info)
   

•    Was Albert DeSalvo the Boston Strangler?
     (Visit: http://kaisable.com/skazdeslav.htm for more info)
   

•    Did Sam Sheppard Kill His Wife?
     (Visit: http://www.cnn.com/US/9830/05/sheppard.case/)
   

•    Did Jesse James Die in 1882, or Did He Fake His Death?
     (Visit: http://www.texnews.com/1998/texas/jess1120.html for more info)
   

•   Could the Romanovs Have Survived the Russian Revolution?
    (Visit: http://news-servicestanford.edu/news/2004/march3/romanov-33.html for more info)
   

•   Was Anna Anderson Really Anastasia?
    (Visit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Anderson for more info)
   

•   Did the Last Dauphin Escape?
    (Visit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_XII_of_France for more info)