Science!
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This is pretty amazing
Sea-thru Brings Clarity to Underwater Photos
A new algorithm counteracts the distorting impact of water
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https://qz.com/1763584/dna-evidences-reliability-called-into-question-by-human-chimera/
On a tangentially related identity theme...
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Electric eel powers Xmas lights . Unfortunately @Catogrande appears to have named it
This video shows how the Tennessee Aquarium powers its Christmas tree using an electric eel
A video by the Tennesee Aquarium posted on Twitter shows how an electric eel lit up the lights of a Christmas tree.
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@Stockcar86 said in Science!:
https://qz.com/1763584/dna-evidences-reliability-called-into-question-by-human-chimera/
On a tangentially related identity theme...
A company that does DNA testing for the police etc just bought one of this genealogy sites
A DNA Firm That Caters to Police Just Bought a Genealogy Site
In 2018, GEDmatch played a key role in reopening the 40-year-old Golden State Killer case. Now a company that serves law enforcement is gobbling it up.
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New approaches are shedding light on the magnitude of sex differences in personality, and the results are so strong and pervasive that they can no longer be ignored
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@jegga the thing is, a relative of a criminal could submit their DNA and happily have them test it without knowing their cousin/subling/parent is a serial killer and inadvertently point the authorities in the right direction...
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@taniwharugby said in Science!:
@jegga the thing is, a relative of a criminal could submit their DNA and happily have them test it without knowing their cousin/subling/parent is a serial killer and inadvertently point the authorities in the right direction...
I think serial killers usually keep their hobby on the downlow anyway , a relatives dna sample is how they caught the Golden state killer apparently .
I think we talked about that rape and murder suspect in NZ who's sister the police monitored until they caught her drink driving and used her dna sample to catch her brother? -
@jegga well yea of course and yes that was how he was caught...some of the tech was created by a kiwi Chick in the US.
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@taniwharugby said in Science!:
@jegga well yea of course and yes that was how he was caught...some of the tech was created by a kiwi Chick in the US.
I didn’t know about the kiwi chick, that’s pretty cool
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More about DNA tests ,
DNA tests can’t tell you your race
None of the DNA-test companies explicitly offer to tell consumers their racial make-up. There’s one simple reason for that: The science just doesn’t exist.
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Probably can go in here...
Chinese paddlefish, one of world's largest fish, declared extinct
Native to China’s Yangtze River, these fish grew 23 feet in length, but haven’t been spotted since 2003.
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@taniwharugby didn't see that on river monsters! Stink.
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@taniwharugby said in Science!:
Probably can go in here...
Chinese paddlefish, one of world's largest fish, declared extinct
Native to China’s Yangtze River, these fish grew 23 feet in length, but haven’t been spotted since 2003.
That’s sad . Those huge freshwater stingrays will probably be next
