What You Never Know About Your Own DNA , Yes I Did Means Yours. See The Secret About It

If you’re a living creature, you’ve got DNA. But how much do you really know about the microscopic building block of life that shapes who you are?

Human DNA is chock full of information that is

helping scientists understand who we are and

how we came to be. It’s also providing fodder for

some pretty impressive

1. FRIENDS SHARE SIMILAR GENES

It turns out opposites don’t attract. In fact,

we like people who are like us,

friends share more DNA in

common than strangers, usually at the level

of fourth cousins.

PRACTICE MIGHT NOT MAKE PERFECT

You know that person who picks up musical

instruments like they were born to play? It

turns out they were. A study published in

Psychological Science found that DNA

impacts musical ability more than practice,

and that musical virtuosity requires

persistence and the right set of genes.

SOME OF US ARE BORN LEARNERS

If your kids struggle to learn new things,

Kings College London psychologist Robert

Plomin suggests trying a new approach . His

study found that genes influence 50 per

cent of kids’ ability to learn

.DNA KNOWS WHAT YOU EAT

A regular diet of junk food leaves scars on

DNA that are passed to offspring . “Our

bodies are a kind of mini-ecosystem, and

anything that disturbs our bacteria can alter

our health in profound ways,” said study

author Dr. Ian Myles. That Big Mac might

not fill you up, but it’s there to stay.

90% OF YOUR DNA DOES NOTHING AT

ALL

Laziness may not be in your DNA, but your

DNA is lazy. Recent studies show that

almost 90 per cent of it, the so-called “junk

DNA” sits around doing nothing all day . In

your body. Rent free!

. DNA REMEMBERS

If your ancestors of the last three

generations were traumatized by starvation,

your genes know it . Researchers believe

these genetic “memories” are passed on to

prepare progeny for potential hardship.

MOTHERS PASS ON PREGNANCY

STRESS

Did your mom have a stressful pregnancy

when she carried you? If so, scientists say

you’re more likely to have a difficult

pregnancy

2. PRAYER MIGHT BE IN YOUR DNA

A trio of Russian researchers believe that

certain microbes gain evolutionary

advantage by encouraging religious

behaviours — say, taking communion — to

help them spread. It should be noted that

many reviewers thought this study was

more myth than science