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Yes, computing genetic ancestors is super accurate  

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Remnants of extinct monkeys are hiding inside you, along with those of lizards, jellyfish and other animals. Your DNA is built upon gene fragments from primal ancestors. Now National Science Foundation-funded researchers have made it more likely that ancestral genes, along with ancestral proteins, can be confidently identified and reconstructed. They have benchmarked a vital tool that would seem nearly impossible to benchmark. The newly won confidence in the tool could also help scientists use ancient gene sequences to synthesize better proteins to battle diseases.

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Eerie fog on runway  

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A McChord Air Force Base crewmember poses in front of a U.S. Air Force Base C-17A Globemaster jet out of McChord AFB, Washington, parked during sunrise at Pegasus Runway, McMurdo Station, Ross Island, Antarctica. McMurdo is one of three U.S. research stations on Antarctica. The National Science Foundation operates them all. In addition to maintaining three U.S. research stations on the continent, the National Science Foundation's U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP) supports research projects in an array of scientific disciplines, including for example, aeronomy and astrophysics, biology and medicine, geology and geophysics, glaciology, and ocean and climate systems. Outreach such as the Antarctic Artists and Writers program and education programs are also supported. For more information about USAP, visit the program's website here.

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Mkutano mkuu wa @CITES ,#CoP17 unaanza wiki hii tar 24 Sept.Mambo makuu ya kutarajiwa https://t.co/QtjnUUDoaB 
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Plant diversity alleviates the effects of flooding on crops  
In grasslands, growing plants in higher diversity fields may help alleviate the negative impacts of flooding. This finding may extend to how we grow important food crops. In a long-term biodiversity experiment in central Germany, researchers found that single plant species (monocultures) were less able to cope with flooding compared with species grown in mixtures totalling 16 species.  
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Rosetta probe's final death dive planned for just after last call next Friday night  

Tune in at 10:40PM UTC next Friday for a 'controlled crash'

The European Space Agency (ESA) has held an hour-long hangout to explain what's likely to happen when its Rosetta spacecraft touches down on Comet 67p.…

 
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Untitled by Drew Hopper  

Untitled by Drew Hopper

Young Indian girl walks down a narrow street in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Website Follow my other social platforms: Facebook Instagram Twitter DeviantART Flickr For image licensing or print enquiries, please contact me at: drew@drewhopperphotography.com

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What's Chinese and crashing in flames? No, not its economy its crocked space station  

Expect fireworks late in 2017

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Sunset and Sunborn - Royal Docks  

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How a Fake Astronaut Prepares for Life on Mars  
Great, we've landed on Mars. Now what? This scientist-artist has got the answer.  
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