“We found very rare variants of the MT2 gene that have a much larger effect than more common variants discovered before. Although each mutation is rare, they are common in the sense that everyone has a lot of very rare mutations in their DNA.”
Alrighty then!
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Yesterday my friend Jim Pike and I drove up to the Hobe Sound, Jensen Beach, Ft. Pierce areas to look at some old homes that won’t be around much longer, along with some that are being deservedly preserved. Here are … Continue reading
Woodbine, a.k.a. Virginia Creeper
“You miss 100% of the shots you never take.” – Wayne Gretzky
In response to requests from the U.S. Central Command, which oversees military operations in the Middle East, the Navy is converting an aging warship it had planned to decommission into a makeshift staging base for the commandos. Unofficially dubbed a “mothership,” the floating base could accommodate smaller high-speed boats and helicopters commonly used by Navy SEALs, procurement documents show.
The X-47B is an experimental jet — that’s what the X stands for — and is designed to demonstrate new technology, such as automated takeoffs, landings and refueling. The drone also has a fully capable weapons bay with a payload capacity of 4,500 pounds, but the Navy said it has no plans to arm it.
Yeah. Right.
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“It is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle a question without debating it.” – Joseph Joubert
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