Recently I was up late, watching TV. I think I was watching one of the streaming apps, when a commercial came on from a company that is cloning pets. For a minute, I thought it was some SNL skit, but it was an actual commercial. With prices starting at $1600, they can clone one of…
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Scientists have been studying the DNA molecule for decades. Discovered in the 1860s, it took nearly a hundred years for researchers to be able to unlock its power. DNA has impacted not only science but the judicial system, too. And now, it has helped scientists discover hundreds of new species that we never knew existed….
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Every family has its stories, secrets, and forgotten details. Years ago, I heard that one of my great uncles was missing in action during World War II, never to be found. It was just a story told in passing, and I honestly hadn’t thought much about it for decades. That all changed over the weekend…
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We all loved the Jurassic Park movies when they were simply fiction. But what if the experiments conducted in those films became a reality? Scientists and entrepreneurs are discussing bring the woolly mammoth back from the dead. They claim it could help with climate change…
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I’m a person who is never satisfied. I realized this many years ago. Okay, maybe never is too strong of a word. But in all honesty, I can usually find fault with something. I don’t think that everyone is this way, or are they? What I wonder, is this a product of my environment or…
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Recently more and more law enforcement agencies have been solving old crimes thanks to technology. Police are now able to analyze DNA and track down long forgotten criminal cases. Some of which are decades old…
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How people handle emotions has always interested me. Some people have no problem showing emotions while other are completely mute. Me, I’ve always been an emotional person….
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Big Brother watches everyone in George Orwell’s novel 1984. And to this day people fear the mythical character. As a result we often talk about how Big Brother is watching. Surely the recent news about the Golden State Killer indicates that the time of Big Brother is actually here…
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It’s Father’s Day, and I’ve been thinking about my Dad a lot lately. I’ve noticed over the last few years that I’ve picked up more of his mannerisms. Now that’s not a bad thing, it’s just a bit odd. It’s not like I see him very often. It must simply be in our DNA…
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