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Education · DaytonOn July 21, 1925, the so-called Monkey Trial, which pitted Clarence Darrow against William Jennings Bryan in Dayton, Tenn., in one of the great confrontations in legal history, ended with John Thomas Scopes convicted and fined $100 for teaching evolution in violation of state law.See the Story
On This Day, July 21: Monkey Trial Ends with Guilty Verdict in Tennessee
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DNAA new international study suggests that ancient viral DNA embedded in our genome, which were long dismissed as genetic "junk," may actually play powerful roles in regulating gene expression. Focusing on a family of sequences called MER11, researchers from Japan, China, Canada, and the US have shown that these elements have evolved to influence how genes turn on and off, particularly in early human development.See the Story
Study Reveals Hidden Regulatory Roles of 'Junk' DNA
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Neanderthals · IsraelArchaeologists think they have uncovered one of the oldest burial sites globally within a cave in Israel, where the remarkably preserved remains of early humans, dating back approximately 100,000 years, were meticulously arranged in pits.See the Story
Archaeologists unveil 100,000-year-old burial site in Israel's cave
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