Thursday, January 03, 2013

Gizmodo: Sperm Carry Over 37 Megabytes of DNA Data, and Other Amazing Science Facts

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Sperm Carry Over 37 Megabytes of DNA Data, and Other Amazing Science Facts
Jan 3rd 2013, 19:40

Did you know that the DNA information in a single sperm contains 37.5 MB worth of data? Which means that an average ejaculation almost instantly transfers roughly 1.5 terabytes of data. Suddenly USB 3.0 doesn't look that impressive when compared to what Mother Nature's been using for years. More »


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