DNA carries hereditary information in cellular organisms.
DNA stores genetic information that cells copy and pass on during reproduction.
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Biological evolution occurs across generations.
Inherited characteristics of populations change over generations. This is observed and supported by multiple kinds of evidence.
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Antibiotics do not treat viral infections.
Antibiotics target bacteria, not viruses. A bacterial complication may still require an antibiotic.
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Vaccination can reduce the risk of specific infectious diseases.
Vaccines can lower disease risk by preparing immune defenses. Protection varies by vaccine, disease and person.
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Smoking tobacco increases the risk of lung cancer.
People who smoke have a higher risk of lung cancer. Increased risk is not a prediction of one person’s outcome.
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Normal human blood is red inside the body, not blue.
Oxygen-rich blood is brighter red; oxygen-poor blood is darker red. Blue-looking veins do not contain blue blood.
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Large studies and evidence reviews do not support vaccines causing autism.
The vaccine–autism claim conflicts with extensive research, including large population studies and updated evidence reviews.
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COVID-19 mRNA vaccines do not rewrite a recipient’s DNA.
Vaccine mRNA supplies instructions for making a protein. That process is different from editing the cell’s genome.
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