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Day: February 12, 2017

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Short, Tall, or Average: It’s in Your DNA

Posted on February 12, 2017June 24, 2025 by Gina Misra

Genes are bundles of DNA that exist in your cells that affect how you look, grow, and age. Since the human genome was fully decoded in the…

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    The Age and Fate of the Orion Nebular Cloud

    Posted on February 12, 2017December 5, 2023 by Sciworthy

    Stars and planets are most often categorized by their mass. In astronomy, the “initial mass function” is used for this categorization.…

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