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TIL There is a gene (ced 9) that prevents apoptosis (cells committing die) and now I’m wondering what happens if that gene does work

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wLv7M TIL the United States made it illegal to discriminate based on an individual's DNA sequence in 2008, an act that was passed almost unanimously by the house, senate, and executive branch.
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WZAA TIL That CAPTCHA is short for Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart