Your DNA's Codes Are (Almost Certainly) From Outer Space
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Your DNA's Codes Are (Almost Certainly) From Outer Space

C1AdvancedOctober 13, 202620 min
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Thank you to Cyber GhostVPN for Supporting PBS. Learn More About Cyber GhostVPN: https://www.cyberghostvpn.com/PBSSpaceTime Did you know that many of us have up to 4% neanderthal DNA? And that 100% of your DNA may come from outer space? No joke. The biochemistry that defined the coding system of your DNA may have happened off-world, and perhaps even long before Earth existed. Sign Up on Patreon to get access to the Space Time Discord! https://www.patreon.com/pbsspacetime PBS Member Stations rely on viewers like you. To support your local station, go to:http://to.pbs.org/DonateSPACE ...

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Thank you to CyberGhostVPN for supporting PBS. Did you know that many of us have up to 4% of our DNA from Neanderthals, and that 100% of us may have 100% of our DNA from outer space? No joke.

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At least the biochemistry that defined the coding system of your DNA may have happened off-world and perhaps even long before Earth existed. Before we get started I just wanted to let you know that we have some new merch at the merch store celebrating 10 years of space time.

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We've got a limited edition 10 year anniversary design as well as some classic logo merch. Having this year doesn't just make you incredibly cool, it also helps us keep going for another decade. Life is the coolest thing to have happened in our universe.

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