How to Extract DNA from Anything Living. First, you need to find something that contains DNA.
Since DNA is the blueprint for life, everything living contains DNA. For this experiment, we like to use green split peas. But there are lots of other DNA sources too, such as: Spinach Chicken liver Strawberries Broccoli. Cells & Viruses WebQuest: Part 1. BBC Horizon Dawn of the Clone Age (1997) Dolly video from Answers. Cloning of Dolly The Sheep - The Cloning Controversy.