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A framed family tree hung on the wall.
his family tree includes writers, musical composers, and other notables in the arts
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Hard Science Astrophysicists reconstruct the Milky Way’s family tree
A team of astrophysicists used AI to figure out which clusters of stars merged to become our galaxy.
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Big Think, 24 June 2024
But experts were uncertain about where exactly Pikaia belonged on the chordate family tree.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 24 June 2024
The technique involves investigators using DNA sequences to create a family tree of a suspect’s potential relatives to glean leads, but that has raised alarm from privacy advocates who warn that the practice compares evidence against uninvolved people’s sensitive genetic data.
—Matt Hubbard, Baltimore Sun, 20 June 2024
House of the Dragon lands in the middle of the family tree, about halfway between the time the first Aegon Targaryen, known as Aegon the Conqueror, united all of Westeros, and the final fall of Daenerys Targaryen in the series finale of Game of Thrones.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 17 June 2024
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Big Think, 24 June 2024
But experts were uncertain about where exactly Pikaia belonged on the chordate family tree.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 24 June 2024
The technique involves investigators using DNA sequences to create a family tree of a suspect’s potential relatives to glean leads, but that has raised alarm from privacy advocates who warn that the practice compares evidence against uninvolved people’s sensitive genetic data.
—Matt Hubbard, Baltimore Sun, 20 June 2024
House of the Dragon lands in the middle of the family tree, about halfway between the time the first Aegon Targaryen, known as Aegon the Conqueror, united all of Westeros, and the final fall of Daenerys Targaryen in the series finale of Game of Thrones.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 17 June 2024
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“Family tree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/family%20tree. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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