Name: Ali                                                                                                                                                                                                    Date: October 18, 2021

What Darwin never knew

-How did the discovery of DNA prove that Darwin’s theory of evolution was correct? (Note: James Watson & Francis Crick, with the aid of Rosalind Franklin, discovered the structure of DNA in 1953. Charles Darwin died in 1882)?

The discovery of DNA proved his theory of Natural selection and adaptation because through the discovery of DNA, the mutation was also eventually discovered. And Darwin’s theory was proved by mutations since, he said how the animals of a certain species that had an advantageous change, like a longer neck, would prevail and survive better than the rest which led to their genes being passed on. And DNA/Mutation proves that.

-How does it change the way we view evolution today?

The discovery of DNA gives us a more in-depth, and detailed understanding of the mechanics of evolution, and how it works.  It helps us understand how mutation happens, which is the origin of Darwin’s theory. It changes how we view evolution, by showing how it happens since darwins theory explained what was happening on the outside, and the discovery of DNA explained what’s happening on the inside which made what darwin was noticing and his theory.

-How does it change the way we view and study evolution in the future?

Our studies of evolution in the future, similarly to today, will most likely have the discovery of DNA as its foundation. New discoveries will be connected and based on DNA. So his discovery will, in turn, lead to more complex and deeper discoveries in the future of DNA. It might even lead to breakthroughs that can help with diseases that are incurable at the moment, but maybe not in the future.