[[File:Gene strand.png|left|150px]]'''[[Gene strandsStrands]]''' are used for purchasing [[Upgrades#Gene Strand UpgradesResources|'''upgradesresources''']] that provide various bonusesare obtained by killing a percentage of a planet's population. Other means of earning Gene Strands include [[Bacteria Recycling| recycling Evolved Bacteria]] and completing [[Daily Quests|daily quests]]. Gene Strand upgrades Strands are not lost after attacking a planet.
Unspent Gene Strands provide a 1% increase to global [[BPS]].
This can be increased to 2% by researching '''[[Schroedinger's Gene]]''' at the '''[[Dark Matter Institute]]'''.
New Gene Strands can be obtained by killing a percentage of a planet's population.
When entering a '''[[Black Hole]]''', Gene Strand upgrades are lost, but the unspent Gene Strands are transformed into [[Resources#Dark Matter|'''Dark Matter''']]. '''Main page:''' [[Gene Strands]]