• Question: what was the biggest discovery in science ever so far and what is the most interesting discovery ins science

    Asked by anon-232895 to Varun, Sammie, Rebecca, Anna, Alin, Adam on 19 Nov 2019.
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      Varun Ramaswamy answered on 19 Nov 2019:

      I would say electromagnetism!

      The other 2 are definitely amazing…but electromagnetism is what we use literally everyday, whether we realise it or we don’t. Everything from the lamp in your rooms to the fans, Air-cons, to cars, trains, etc.. all of these use a combination of electricity and magnetism. Whow ould have thought that watching lightning in the sky (discovering electricity) and seeing two rocks of iron ore stick to each other (discovering magnetism) would actually be connected in such a beautiful way that they shape our everyday lives!

      And thats not all, it turns out that electromagnetism also is important in understanding giant stars and black holes and even how the tiny atoms and molecules work.

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      Samantha Firth answered on 19 Nov 2019:

      I would say one of the most interesting discoveries was finding the structure of DNA!🧬We cracked the code for life!🕵️‍♀️ When we discovered how to read DNA, we unlocked the potential to discover SO MUCH about the world around us!🔎 We can find out the cause of illnesses, study the evolution of animals and even solve crimes! It’s pretty incredible and there is so much more it will be used for! Pretty exciting 😎🔬

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      Rebecca Shaw answered on 19 Nov 2019:

      Yeh I also think DNA is one of the best discoveries, but more than that the process of being able to read and understand the DNA from different species and different individuals is so cool! The Human Genome project was a massive collaboration of scientists all over the world trying to focus on getting the blue print for what makes a human. They estimated that the human genome is made up of around 30,000 genes!! That is a looot of code.

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