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website The human genome is made up of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid), a long, winding molecule that contains the instructions needed to build and maintain cells. These instructions are spelled out in the form of "base pairs" of four differe

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source Ruby-throated hummingbirds make a direct flight over the Gulf of Mexico, a distance of nearly 500 miles. They fly non-stop at a speed of 27 miles per hour for over 18 hours.

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“Whenever I discovered something which was noteworthy,

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in order that it would become known to the educated world.”

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

Letter of June 12, 1716

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