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    1. What is DNA, what are its functions, and where is it located?

    DNA, the secret of life, a microscopic stand of only four chemicals but capable of such
    infinite variety that it carries the blueprint and directs the growth of every living thing on
    earth. To find the functions of DNA, a technology called X-ray crystallography a
    crystalline form of DNA is placed inside of the camera and when x-rays are fired through
    it they scatter into photographic paper and forms and regular pattern, the experiment
    kept on going. The blue molecule racing down the DNA unzips the double helix and
    copies one of the two strands, this copy is then released for the next stage of the
    process.

    2.Did Watson and Crick 'steal' the research of Franklin and Wilkins? Does it matter?
    Why do you think there was so much pressure to be the 'first' to discover the structure
    of DNA?

    I don’t think Watson and Crick steal the research of Franklin and Wilkins, just like other
    scientists Watson and Crick had their own idea and same dream to discover how DNA
    works. It doesn’t really matter, they all had different ideas which help them to each try
    different techniques till they found the right one. There was so much pressure to be the
    first to discover the structure of DNA because they were in a race to prove themselves
    and scientist should work as a group to help each other because they all will be well
    knowing , only one person is not going to take the whole credit.

    3. There were 3 major things that Watson and Crick needed to know before they could
    figure out the DNA structure. What are at least 2 of them?

    They could solve the DNA structure by model building. The cross photo, which showed
    x type of cross pattern which was an indication of the helix, from there Watson realize it
    was a helix because he remembers getting a lesson from Crick the x-ray diffraction
    theory and told Watson an x indicates helix. Chargaff data suggested that the four
    chemicals in DNA might go together in pairs, to discover whether the shape of DNA
    would tell them it would die.

    3. Do you feel that the discovery of DNA has the potential to affect people's belief in
    God? How so? if not, why not?

    I don’t think DNA has the potential to affect people believe in God because science is
    just discovering how things are created it is not proving anyone wrong. Well, it also
    depends sometimes on how people want to think about. I believe in both it's more
    knowledge and science discovers cool things.

    4. In what ways has the discovery of DNA changed the world in the past 60 years?

    In the last 60 years, the discovery of DNA has led to tremendous progress in the fields
    of medicine, agriculture, the legal system. DNA showed how tackles people diseases
    and know how to diagnose and treat. DNA fingerprinting is now widely used to find who
    committed the crime. The DNA discovery itself is very amazing and from the video The
    Secret of Life we saw how hard the scientist Watson, Crick, Franklin and others worked
    how to discover DNA and its functions.

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