What Does a DNA Scientist Do?
A deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) scientist is someone who works with sophisticated technology and computers to better understand genetics and DNA. DNA serves as the blueprint or guide to how the basic building blocks of all life on the planet are constructed. Made of long chains of polymers and connected into shapes referred to as a double helix, DNA carries the genetic instructions necessary for the development and functioning of all known modern organisms as well as some viruses. A DNA scientist tries to better understand the structures, functions, and purposes of DNA for medical research, criminal investigations, and bioengineering efforts. While DNA itself is fairly simple, in that it is among the smallest and most basic components of life, it is also simultaneously complex, and it can be difficult to fully understand just how it functions. What a DNA scientist does is try to fully understand the millions of lines of encoded genetic information contained in the various strands of DNA
