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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Did Hitler really have a micropenis'? The dubious documentary analysing the dictator's DNA

If a TV programme sets about sequencing the genome of Adolf Hitler the person in modern history who comes closest to a universally agreed-upon personification of evil there are at the very least two questions you want the producers to ask themselves. First: is it possible? And second, the Jurassic Park question: just because scientists can, should they? Channel 4's two-part documentary Hitler's DNA: Blueprint of a Dictator is not the first time the self-consciously edgy British broadcaster has gone there.
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fromThe Atlantic
2 months ago

A Revolution in Tracking Life on Earth

Autonomous sampling, mobile DNA sequencing, and AI enable rapid, high-resolution biodiversity monitoring that reveals vast undocumented species diversity.
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fromColossal
2 months ago

These Newly Discovered Snailfish Get Bumpy, Dark, and Sleek in the Deep Sea

Three new deep-sea snailfish species—bumpy, dark, and sleek—were identified off California using advanced imaging and DNA sequencing to confirm distinctiveness.
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fromBig Think
3 months ago

Learn the 5 core principles of "dynamic work design"

Sheila Dodge integrated three genomics data-production groups at the Broad Institute to advance disease genetics, maintain cutting-edge sequencing, and improve public-health outcomes.
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fromwww.nature.com
5 months ago

The First Human Genome from Ancient Egypt Has Been Sequenced from 4,800-Year-Old Teeth

First full human genome sequence from ancient Egypt achieved from remains dating to the Old Kingdom.
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