Why does it matter that DNA has a double helical structure?

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I understand that it makes it easy for DNA to self-replicate, but why is it important that we know this? Would the world be any worse for wear if we still had no idea?

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I suspect that the helical structure provides a way for the [DNA to fold ](https://www.shmoop.com/study-guides/biology/dna/dna-packaging) into stable shapes than can be packed very efficiently into the spaces that it occupies, without becoming a tangled mess as it folds and unfolds.

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