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GetSet · Destination Space · Session 8

DNA, Evolution and Extinction

A mushroom, a shark and you all run on the same basic code. It’s called DNA, and it’s the instruction manual for building living things. This session shows how life copies its instructions, why tiny copying mistakes matter, and how those mistakes drive evolution. Small changes, given millions of years, fill a planet with life.

Replicating Life Molecules
Describe what DNA and RNA do, explain the RNA world hypothesis, identify where DNA is stored in a cell, and explain what LUCA is and why it matters.
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Evolution
Explain how DNA mutations drive evolution and how evolutionary diversity helps life survive mass extinction events.
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Extension 1. The Theory of Evolution
Discover how the most famous theory of evolution came from biologist Charles Darwin, following a round the world voyage that made him see life in a whole new light.
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Extension 2. Evolution's Strange Inventions
Learn how an isolated island off the coast of Africa has created one of the oddest examples of evolution in the natural world.
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The Story of Life Minigame

The Story of Life Minigame

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