How to Extract DNA From a Strawberry [SCIENCE!]

Have you ever wanted your own army of nightmarish strawberry monsters, ready and willing to carry out your terrible whims and crush any who would dare oppose you? Of course you have! You’re only human, after all.

However if there’s one thing that science fiction novels and comic books have taught us over the years, it’s that the first step to anyone’s dream of a horrible mutant army is the extraction of DNA from the innocent organisms you want to breed into horrible mutants.

Now the Internet has taken all of the mystery right out of that all important first step. Thanks to this handy video, you can extract DNA from a strawberry in your kitchen using things you (mostly) already have around the house. The only thing we ask is that when you do conquer the world, please remember us fondly. We're not asking for much -- maybe one of the smaller continents. You know, if you’re not using it.

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