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user-inactivated  ·  3089 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Physicists confirm there's a second layer of information hidden in our DNA

Well, that's interesting. I always thought that there must be different kinds of DNA in each cell in order to produce different functions. Quite an effective solution by nature, like it does so often.

I wonder: if there are about two meters of DNA in each cell, how many cells' worth of DNA would it take to build a string or a rope no worse on strength than the common materials we use for such things?