Miescher
did not know that this was hereditary material nor did he
refer to it as DNA. It wasn't until
1952 that DNA was proven to be of
genetic material. Alfred Hershey and Martha Chase did experiments with a
virus which showed the link with DNA and our entire living history.
Technology has exceeded fast in this field. Since the 1980s-1990s, people have been
testing their DNA, as well as the DNA of fossils from the past. It is around
this time when scientists realized that everyone is genetically related to the same ancestors.
You can get your DNA tested to find your ancestral origin, ethnicity, living
relatives, and much more...

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