I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made:
Psalm 139:14
"The mass of human chromosomes, which contain the instructions
for life in nearly every cell of our bodies, has been measured with
X-rays for the first time.
They found that the chromosomes were about 20 times heavier than the
DNA they contained – a much larger mass than previously expected,
suggesting there might be missing components yet to be discovered.
As well as DNA, chromosomes consist of
proteins that serve a variety
of functions,
from reading the DNA
to regulating processes of cell
division
to tightly packaging two-meter strands of DNA into our cells.
“Our measurement suggests the 46 chromosomes in each of our cells
weigh 242 picograms (trillionths of a gram). This is heavier than we
would expect, and, if replicated, points to unexplained excess mass in
chromosomes.” SciTechDaily
