Discovery of DNA, How Did It Change The World Of science?


Francis Crick
The revolutionary discovery of DNA has lead to discoveries, and some cures for genetic disorders. Genetic disorders are diseases that are caused by a "maulfunction" in DNA. For example, a strand of DNA might be meant to have the code: GGTTAGCT, however, the DNA which would start up the disease may look like: GGTTTGCT instead. This proves that just one tiny little difference could give someone anything from asthma to autism.

Genetic disorders include: Colour blindness, autism, asthma, BIpolar disorder and Marfan Syndrome. These diseases can easily change a person's life, and can lead to an early death. Not all Genetic disorders have a cure, but most have some form of medication.

These disorders, if it wasn't for the help of Crick's dicovery of the structure of DNA, would not have been able to be identified. This shows us that this discovery of DNA's structure, has saved lives since.

Because DNA is a very important part of the human body, the discovery of DNA's structure, has lead to further research being available to scientists, such as research into cancer.
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