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Tue. 01/03 - A New Space Race? And Gregor Mendel's Skeleton
Are we at the beginning of a new space race? NASA Administrator Bill Nelson thinks so. Plus, why father of genetics Gregor Mendel’s skeleton was dug up last year. And a chance to read history’s most famous diarist’s words in real time over the next decade.
Links:
‘We better watch out’: NASA boss sounds alarm on Chinese moon ambitions (Politico)
China sets out clear and independent long-term vision for space (Space News)
‘We’re in a space race’: Nasa sounds alarm at Chinese designs on moon (The Guardian)
NASA mulls SpaceX backup plan for crew of Russia's leaky Soyuz ship (Reuters)
Russia wants to send cosmonauts to China space station (Space.com)
Why scientists dug up the father of genetics, Gregor Mendel, and analyzed his DNA (NPR)
The Body Of Gregor Mendel, Father Of Genetics, Was Dug Up For DNA Analysis (IFL Science)
Video of Gregor Mendel's skeleton (BrnoNewsCTV, Twitter) The Diary of Samuel Pepys
The Diary of Samuel Pepys tweets (samuelpepys, Twitter) Jackson Bird on Twitter
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Are we at the beginning of a new space race? NASA Administrator Bill Nelson thinks so. Plus, why father of genetics Gregor Mendel’s skeleton was dug up last year. And a chance to read history’s most famous diarist’s words in real time over the next decade.
Links:
‘We better watch out’: NASA boss sounds alarm on Chinese moon ambitions (Politico)
China sets out clear and independent long-term vision for space (Space News)
‘We’re in a space race’: Nasa sounds alarm at Chinese designs on moon (The Guardian)
NASA mulls SpaceX backup plan for crew of Russia's leaky Soyuz ship (Reuters)
Russia wants to send cosmonauts to China space station (Space.com)
Why scientists dug up the father of genetics, Gregor Mendel, and analyzed his DNA (NPR)
The Body Of Gregor Mendel, Father Of Genetics, Was Dug Up For DNA Analysis (IFL Science)
Video of Gregor Mendel's skeleton (BrnoNewsCTV, Twitter) The Diary of Samuel Pepys
The Diary of Samuel Pepys tweets (samuelpepys, Twitter) Jackson Bird on Twitter
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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