The following is an excerpt from a much longer article written by the National Park Service: Acadia National Park, Cape Cod National Seashore, Cape Lookout National Seashore, Cumberland Island National Seashore, Fire Island National Seashore,more » Climate change compels National Park archeologists to use science to save valuable data from deteriorating and disappearing back into the sea. In response, …
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New Study Addresses Long-standing Diversity Bias In Human Genetics
Most research in human genetics has historically focused on people of European ancestries—a long-standing bias that may limit the accuracy of scientific predictions for people from other populations. Now, a team of Johns Hopkins University scientists has generated a new catalog of human gene expression data from around the world. The increased representation of understudied …
Orphaned Holocaust Survivor, 83, Reunites With the Family He Never Imagined He Had
An 83-year-old Holocaust survivor who was rescued as a toddler, grew up knowing nothing about his origins, and finally discovered his long-lost family thanks to a MyHeritage DNA DNA test. Last week, Shalom finally met his newfound relatives for the first time in the United States. Their reunion was covered by many major news outlets …