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HeatherKay
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Actually, most caucasian Americans have European descent. Even the native Americans probably came from northern Europe. _________________My Flickr | Snaptophobic BloggageHeather Kay: modelling details that matter. "Let my windows be open to receive new ideas but let me also be strong enough not to be blown away by them." - Mahatma Gandhi.
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ProfessorF
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There's certainly North American DNA in some parts of Iceland.
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timark_uk
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Don't feed the racist troll, Heather.
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HeatherKay
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Why not? There's nothing better to do.  _________________My Flickr | Snaptophobic BloggageHeather Kay: modelling details that matter. "Let my windows be open to receive new ideas but let me also be strong enough not to be blown away by them." - Mahatma Gandhi.
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oceanicitl
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 ^5!
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adidan
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Arsenic. Cool.
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Fogmeister I ventured into Solitude but didn't really do much.
jonbwfc I was behind her in a queue today - but I wouldn't describe it as 'bushy'.
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brataccas
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your perception of racism is stupid.
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HeatherKay
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_________________My Flickr | Snaptophobic BloggageHeather Kay: modelling details that matter. "Let my windows be open to receive new ideas but let me also be strong enough not to be blown away by them." - Mahatma Gandhi.
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adidan
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You Scots always say that.
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Fogmeister I ventured into Solitude but didn't really do much.
jonbwfc I was behind her in a queue today - but I wouldn't describe it as 'bushy'.
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brataccas
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ProfessorF
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Bit of a sweeping statement, I'd say they're no more eccentric than you.
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brataccas
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not quite but im getting there _________________
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leeds_manc
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Yeah but I bet they'll get over-confident and start some political monologuing, calling for Superman to come out of hiding and challenge them, smoking cigars in the White House, etc. Then bam! a fatal case of the sniffles.
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JJW009
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Completely? From what I've read so far, it's only very slightly different. If I understand correctly, the backbone of the DNA is chemically different by substitution of the P but the bases used to encode and replicate are the same as in us. It's like having a motherboard that's made out of a different kind of plastic, but still has all the same components on... Given the alien environment these cells were discovered in, it's not surprising that phosphorous might be substituted for the next element down the period which was vastly more abundant and functionally similar. Interesting, but not surprising. I'm sure I've read somewhere of some form of life which actually does use a different base pair combination, but I've forgotten it now. Anyone remember? _________________jonbwfc's law: "In any forum thread someone will, no matter what the subject, mention Firefly." When you're feeling too silly for x404, youRwired.net
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adidan
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No, but it goes against every other example of life ever found. I think many of us expected to see this day but it is interesting nonetheless.
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Fogmeister I ventured into Solitude but didn't really do much.
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