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In a world increasingly concerned with human issues, the welfare of non-human animals needs all the arguments it can get, but it also needs those arguments to be scrupulously clear and correct, or they will be dismissed as not counting at all. And the losers will be the animals themselves. |  | Dr. Ralph Chou: The Transit of Venus
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"Blueprints" is a poor way to describe genes. It is misleading to talk about genes as doing things by themselves. Traits emerge from the interactions of genes and a range of developmental and environmental influences, and similar DNA sequences often produce slightly different outcomes. |  | Tony Phillips: Mars-Based Reality Show: How Stupid Could it Be?
Facts notwithstanding, Mars One claims it intends to land its first team of colonists on Mars in 2023. If you're out of the loop, that's 10 years before NASA hopes to get there. Perhaps such ambition is warranted, given the company's fundraising goals. | | MOST POPULAR ON HUFFINGTONPOST.COM |
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