We can think of the genome as being divided into two parts. The part that codes for proteins, which we call coding DNA. And the rest of the genome, which for lack of a better term, is called non-coding DNA.

There are many who have called this part as junk DNA. We can't really call it garbage, if it's there it's for a reason. That the human being does not know certain functions of our DNA does not mean that it is useless.

This non-coding DNA represents 78% of our DNA. We have known for many years that our genetic information is embodied in DNA, with its famous double-stranded nucleotide...