How to see your own DNA without a microscope🧬

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In this experiment, Alex Dainis explains how you can see your own DNA at home. First, cheek cells are collected by swishing salt water in the mouth, then mixed with a little bit of dish detergent. The detergent breaks apart the cell membranes, releasing the DNA into the saltwater solution. Isopropyl alcohol is poured on top of the solution, causing the DNA to precipitate out of the solution and form a visible white clump. The DNA can then be extracted from the solution using a toothpick or similar tool. This experiment demonstrates how DNA can be extracted from living organisms using simple household materials.

Let us know if you try this at home!

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That's not just your DNA, but also the bacteria's DNA 💀

anony

I'm going to cross myself with a strawberry ...😊

susanne

What do I want to distract DNA from? The father of my children

marklonganilla

Great now my coworkers think I’m a serial killer

(Just Kidding)

KillaKRS

Erm actually🤓, the detergent only gets rid of cell membranes🤓 not other organelles such as lipids🤓, nuclei🤓, vesicles🤓, rough endoplasmic reticulum🤓, smooth endoplasmic reticulum🤓, Golgi apparatus🤓, ribosomes🤓, or vacuoles🤓 so technically the goey stuff is all of that. 🤓

FrogyKermit

Can I use this information to create a neutral base for a super soldier serum?

testedalexthegreat

it's not mine it's yours, isn't it?

abdullohahmadjonov

Can it work on lemons ?
I wanna try it and if any is there any common alternative of isopropyl alcohol?😅

ArchishmanBakali

How can I see my ATGC code from the coagulate string ? ps thanks this was cool ( helpful even)

HearTruth

If you’re a guy you know where you can extract the most DNA from 🧬

yuraretz

can i use isopropyl acetone istead of isopropyl alcohol ?

abhixx

what will that look like under a microscope...? Can I do this method and then look at it under a microscope? What will I see / what should I look for...?

Or will the DNA not be in a chromosome form, so it woulnd't be big enough to see under the microscope...?

Does anybody know...?

davidromesburg