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How a Tiny Critter Has Seven (Yes, Seven) Sexes

Posted by Carrie Arnold in Weird & Wild on April 25, 2013
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If you thought the battle of the sexes was chaotic, meet Tetrahymena thermophila, whose genetic mysteries are finally being revealed.

Read Francis Crick’s $6 Million Letter to Son Describing DNA

Posted by Jane J. Lee on April 11, 2013
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Read the letter that sold at auction for just over $6 million. Francis Crick, one of three researchers awarded a Nobel Prize in 1962 for discovering the structure of DNA, wrote a letter in 1953 describing the finding to his 12-year-old son, who was away at boarding school.

Coldplay Backs Up Rhino Conservation

Posted by Steve Boyes of National Geographic Expeditions in Explorers Journal on March 20, 2013
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Coldplay officially agreed to the use of their song "Til Kingdom Come" in this short video on a rhino capture in South Africa! 1%4Wildlife sponsored this capture of three white rhinos to DNA fingerprint and micro-chip them in support of ongoing rhino conservation and anti-poaching work. This Coldplay song works as it speaks to how lost many rhino conservationists feel when they review what has happened over the last 5 years... They need to find more supporters!
1%4Wildlife / Berryman, Buckland, Champion & Martin "Til Kingdom Come" (Coldplay)

Coldplay has already partnered with the likes of Eminem and Beyonce on the reworking of songs by African musicians for Artists Project Earth (APE). APE funds reforestation and wetland conservation projects, aiming to raise the global awareness of climate change. Mumford & Sons, Red Hot Chili Peppers, R.E.M., Cee Lo Green and Bruno Mars have all…

“Geno 2.0″ Can Reveal How Neanderthal You Are

Posted by Andrew Howley of NG Staff on December 5, 2012
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The new edition of the Genographic Project analyzes more than 130,000 genetic markers to reveal secrets hidden in your genes, including how much of your DNA comes from Neanderthal ancestors.

Afghans Share Unique Genetic Heritage, DNA Study By The Genographic Project

Posted by Lauren Ward of NG Staff in Explorers Journal on March 30, 2012
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Through DNA analysis, The Genographic Project has discovered that the majority of all known ethnic Afghans share a unique genetic heritage derived from a single common ancestral population dating back as many as 10,000 years ago.

Happiness: The Key to Longevity?

Posted by Michael Jourdan on November 2, 2011
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If you’re happy and you know it, you may just live longer than the sad sack sitting next to you. Researchers have found that happier people are 35% less likely to die over the next five years than their less joyful counterparts.

NASA’s O/OREOS Dunking Bacteria in Space Rays

Posted by Victoria Jaggard of National Geographic News on November 23, 2010
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Today NASA officials announced that a tiny satellite launched last week has started conducting astrobiology experiments in low-Earth orbit. —Image courtesy NASA No bigger than a bread box, the Organism/Organic Exposure to Orbital Stresses, or O/OREOS, satellite lifted off from the Kodiak Launch Complex in Alaska on November 19 aboard a U.S. Air Force rocket.…

Epigenetics: How Evolution Is Evolving

Posted by David Braun of National Geographic on November 11, 2010
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By Andrew Howley Ever since the 1940s, the “modern synthesis” has presented evolution as the result of random mutations to DNA creating altered versions of living creatures that live and reproduce or die childless based on how well they happen to fit into their environment. This idea has served well in many ways for the…