Learn DNA, Life, and Philosophy

A short lesson with pictures that move.

Look. Try. Think. Ask.

Your Body Is Made of Cells

Your body is made of tiny parts called cells.

Most cells are too small to see without help.

You have trillions of them.

The nucleus holds most DNA and helps guide the cell.

What Is DNA?

Most cells hold DNA, a set of tiny instructions.

DNA is like a recipe book.

Its instructions help build and run your body.

This drawing is much bigger than real DNA.

Genes and Traits

A gene is a small part of DNA’s instructions.

Genes help shape eye colour, height, and hair.

You get DNA from both parents.

Food, sleep, and play also shape you.

Tap one to learn more.

Zoom In!

Look inside the body, one step at a time.

The nucleus is the cell’s DNA storage room.

The DNA Letters

DNA’s tiny building blocks use four letters: A, T, C, G.

A pairs with T. C pairs with G.

Choose a partner for each letter.

How Much Is Written in DNA?

One full set of human DNA has about three billion letters.

Most body cells hold two sets, one from each parent.

That is a lot of tiny instructions!

This is a small sample, not three billion letters.

The Big Discovery

In 1953, Watson and Crick shared a model of DNA’s shape.

It looks like a twisted ladder.

Franklin and Wilkins’s X-ray studies helped show that shape.

Big Questions

Science can explain how DNA, our tiny instructions, works.

Many people also ask why there is life.

Scientists are still studying how life began.

What Reflective and Rational Muslims Believe

Over 1,400 years ago, the Quran described creation in simple, powerful words.

Here are three verses about how Allah describes His creation.

These verses describe how people are created.

Think, wonder, and keep asking.