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Just 7% of our DNA is unique to modern humans, study shows
Read full article: Just 7% of our DNA is unique to modern humans, study showsA study published Friday in the journal Science Advances shows that just a sliver of our genome is uniquely shared with other humans, and not shared by other extinct groups like Neanderthals and Denisovans.
Theodore Roosevelt statue will be removed from the front steps of the Museum of Natural History
Read full article: Theodore Roosevelt statue will be removed from the front steps of the Museum of Natural HistoryA statue of President Theodore Roosevelt in front of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City will be removed, a statement from New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's office said Sunday. "The American Museum of Natural History has asked to remove the Theodore Roosevelt statue because it explicitly depicts Black and Indigenous people as subjugated and racially inferior," de Blasio's office said in a statement to CNN. The statue, titled "Equestrian Statue of Theodore Roosevelt" was commissioned in 1925 and made its debut in 1940 as part of the state's larger memorial to Roosevelt, according to the museum. Last week, in neighboring New Jersey, trustees at Monmouth University voted to remove President Woodrow Wilson's name from the campus's Great Hall. "Wilson was a controversial politician, who never actually set foot in the current building," university president Patrick Leahy said in a statement to students on Juneteenth.