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[–] [email protected] 34 points 5 months ago (13 children)

What exactly is this? I'm no man of science aha

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (9 children)

~~I'm fairly certain it's a PCR test, aka how they read DNA (pls correct me if I'm wrong)~~ (See other comments below)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polymerase_chain_reaction

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (2 children)

More specifically, can you explain the joke? Why am I not worrying (but secretly worrying) about this guy with DNA tests almost the exact same every time?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

Haha, you're (the metaphorical you) the shitty sample that got messed up, the other guy is the perfect sample that didn't go wrong.

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