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    There’s been a few cases of this now , shark virgin birth

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    @jegga said in Science!:

    There’s been a few cases of this now , shark virgin birth

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    Something like this must be genetically encoded. Parthongenesis (spelling?) can't be spontaneous - it must be triggered by certain conditions to allow the female sharks to create offspring when there are no males around. I'd be interested in knowing whether the babies are clones or have any chromosome differences

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    @stockcar86 said in Science!:

    @jegga said in Science!:

    There’s been a few cases of this now , shark virgin birth

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    Something like this must be genetically encoded. Parthongenesis (spelling?) can't be spontaneous - it must be triggered by certain conditions to allow the female sharks to create offspring when there are no males around. I'd be interested in knowing whether the babies are clones or have any chromosome differences

    It might similar to the way the marbled crayfish reproduces and what it’s offsprings DNA are like

    https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-01624-y

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    @jegga said in Science!:

    @stockcar86 said in Science!:

    @jegga said in Science!:

    There’s been a few cases of this now , shark virgin birth

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    Something like this must be genetically encoded. Parthongenesis (spelling?) can't be spontaneous - it must be triggered by certain conditions to allow the female sharks to create offspring when there are no males around. I'd be interested in knowing whether the babies are clones or have any chromosome differences

    It might similar to the way the marbled crayfish reproduces and what it’s offsprings DNA are like

    https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-01624-y

    I remember that story - all clones. Not a good genetic diversity model, but if it works...

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    @stockcar86 said in Science!:

    @jegga said in Science!:

    @stockcar86 said in Science!:

    @jegga said in Science!:

    There’s been a few cases of this now , shark virgin birth

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    Something like this must be genetically encoded. Parthongenesis (spelling?) can't be spontaneous - it must be triggered by certain conditions to allow the female sharks to create offspring when there are no males around. I'd be interested in knowing whether the babies are clones or have any chromosome differences

    It might similar to the way the marbled crayfish reproduces and what it’s offsprings DNA are like

    https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-01624-y

    I remember that story - all clones. Not a good genetic diversity model, but if it works...

    New Plymouth still exists

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    @canefan said in Science!:

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    Explains a few people I’ve encountered over the years

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    I thought Neanderthals and Denisovans were separate species. If they can interbreed and produce offspring, isn't that the definition of the same species?

    Horses and donkeys can breed and produce offspring. They are different species......

    So can zebras and donkeys, creating the best portmanteau ever: zebronkey

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    @tewaio said in Science!:

    @canefan said in Science!:

    @stockcar86 said in Science!:

    @jegga said in Science!:

    Explains a few people I’ve encountered over the years

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    I thought Neanderthals and Denisovans were separate species. If they can interbreed and produce offspring, isn't that the definition of the same species?

    Horses and donkeys can breed and produce offspring. They are different species......

    So can zebras and donkeys, creating the best portmanteau ever: zebronkey

    There’s records of a tahr and a goat crossbreeding , not sure what you call them .

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    @jegga said in Science!:

    @tewaio said in Science!:

    @canefan said in Science!:

    @stockcar86 said in Science!:

    @jegga said in Science!:

    Explains a few people I’ve encountered over the years

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    I thought Neanderthals and Denisovans were separate species. If they can interbreed and produce offspring, isn't that the definition of the same species?

    Horses and donkeys can breed and produce offspring. They are different species......

    So can zebras and donkeys, creating the best portmanteau ever: zebronkey

    There’s records of a tahr and a goat crossbreeding , not sure what you call them .

    Ashburtonite

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    NASA research shows that Saturns rings will be gone in 100 million years. Pretty small amount of cosmic timescale really

    William Steigerwald  /  Dec 17, 2018  /  NASA Centers & Facilities

    NASA Research Reveals Saturn is Losing Its Rings at “Worst-Case-Scenario” Rate

    NASA Research Reveals Saturn is Losing Its Rings at “Worst-Case-Scenario” Rate

    New NASA research confirms that Saturn is losing its iconic rings at the maximum rate estimated from Voyager 1 & 2 observations made decades ago. The

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    @stockcar86 I wonder what reincarnation I will be in around that time to witness such an event? Hopefully not living on Saturn by then!

    100 million years, right fuckers! Who will be around to go 'see, told you' or 'they were wrong'

    What is the margin of error for a time prediction like that? 5-10 million years?

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    Using science to brew rum a lot quicker

    Wayne Curtis  /  May 30, 2017  /  tags

    One Man's Quest to Make 20-Year-Old Rum in Just Six Days

    One Man's Quest to Make 20-Year-Old Rum in Just Six Days

    Obsessive distiller Brian Davis invented a contraption for aging booze—fast.

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    How ‘magic angle’ graphene is stirring up physics

    Misaligned stacks of the wonder material exhibit superconductivity and other curious properties.

    https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-07848-2

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    Lets keep this tech out of the hands of civilians, OK.

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    I was wondering what happened about this

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    the comments are always good value

    https://www.stuff.co.nz/science/109856220/fast-radio-bursts-outshine-the-sun-but-scientists-dont-know-where-they-are-coming-from

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    Science-adjacent

    These people are real - it is not satire

    Jessie Hewitson

    From hyperbaric oxygen chambers to HumanChargers: welcome to the wellness revolution

    From hyperbaric oxygen chambers to HumanChargers: welcome to the wellness revolution

    ALEX BEER38. Photographer and model at Select Model Management5.55-6.45am I wake up and immediately rehydrate. Your body is the most absorbent after you sleep, so the first thing you put in it is the most important. I have a glass of Rebel Kitchen raw coconut water (you should be drinking slightly p

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    @Stockcar86 Bahahahahahaha

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    The head of astronomy at Harvard, using some newer calculations, makes an awfully compelling case that Oumuamua was, in fact, an (extremely!) ancient non-human solar sail.

    Oded Carmeli  /  U.S. News

    If true, this could be one of the greatest discoveries in human history

    If true, this could be one of the greatest discoveries in human history

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    @Stockcar86 appears you have to subscribe to read that...

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