Category: Genetics
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A Death in Northumberland & Beyond
“…our tree.” ~~ Anon. [Photo: Google search] I’ve never seen the tree. Several years ago, on a trip to Scotland and England, we drove along the eastern coast toward London. We passed Hadrian’s Wall. As usual, we were rushing to a hotel to make the check-in time. I didn’t realize then how close we were.…
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The Curse Of The Uninformed
Our lives are universally shortened by our ignorance. ~~Herbert Spencer, Principles of Biology, 1867 [DNA Double Helix. Photo credit: National Human Genome Project. Art: Darryl Leja.] Your blogger is back. It’s a mildly-warm late August afternoon here on the Upper West Side. I just completed my first attempt at Wordle (did it in 4 !).…