Extract your own DNA

You know DNA is the cornerstone of life.  Microscopic strands of DNA are coiled inside each cell of our bodies, where it lay hidden until Swiss physician Friedrich Miescher isolated it in 1869.  Actual study and manipulation of DNA requires the highest tech equipment, but did you know you can extract your own DNA using nothing more complex than water, dish soap, salt, alcohol, and food coloring?  This surprisingly short (2:46) video from PBS Nova shows you how, and you’ll be on the road to your own private army of mutant clones before you know it.