Uncommon Knowledge

Uncommon Knowledge: Is your DNA unique?

March 21, 2013

It’s considered common knowledge now that no two people are exactly alike, and that those differences are coded right into our DNA. You may be surprised to learn, however, that all of those differences between us only appear in only 1% of our DNA. That means that in 99% of our genetic makeup, the entire human race is exactly alike. If it seems impossible that just 1% could account for the variety found among earth’s population: 97% of our DNA is exactly the same as that of an orangutan!

Genetic Code Glasses – set of 2, $25

Nathan is a copywriter and award-winning musical theater writer, whose work includes an adaptation of Lois Lowry’s novel The Giver. He has also been a classical violinist, tutored Kazakhstani jewelers in entrepreneurship, created large-scale games played across entire city blocks, served as a missionary in South Korea, conducted experiments in sonoluminescence, co-founded an exotic fruit-growing business, was a theater critic for Tucson Weekly, and as a teenager composed a women’s jazz quartet that is currently performed around the world.

1 Comment

  • Reply Jonathan Torina August 12, 2013 at 11:37 am

    Good write-up. I’m a normal visitor of your blog and appreciate you taking the time to maintain the nice site. I will be a regular visitor for a long time.

    • Leave a Reply

    This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.