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History, Today's Featured Birthday and Daily Quote. Morning
Minutes: Feb. 28 Word of the Day Nadir NEY-der, NEY-deer (noun)
The lowest point; point of greatest adversity or despair. -
dictionary.com Website of the Day Learn about DNA, its
structure, pioneers of its discovery and the applications of
understanding how it works. Number to Know 3 billion: Number of
DNA bases in a human genome. It would take 3 gigabytes of
electronic storage to hold that same amount of information. This
Day in History Feb. 28, 1953: James D. Watson and Frances H. C.
Crick announce they have discovered DNA's double-helix
structure. Today's Featured Birthday Country singer Jason Aldean
(35) "Small deeds done are better than great deeds planned." -
Peter Marshall