Thanks to Steven Colbert you can hear about DNA directly from Dr. Spencer Wells from the National Genographic Project.
I read about this video in the GenomeWeb Daily Scan and had to check it out.
Who would have thought scientists could be so funny?
Watch it quick! There was a note at the Comedy Central site saying the video expires on Sept. 15th 2007.
or you can go here and find out whether DNA could happen to you, too!
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