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When Californians sought to honor San Francisco businessman William Ralston by naming a new city after him, he humbly refused, believing himself to be undeserving of such an accolade. Consequently, they chose to recognize his modesty by naming the city Modesto, California.

When Californians sought to honor San Francisco businessman William Ralston by naming a new city after him, he humbly refused, believing himself to be undeserving of such an accolade. Consequently, they chose to recognize his modesty by naming the city Modesto, California.

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For the past century to two centuries, we have been experiencing the sixth or seventh mass extinction event. It is believed that the rate of extinction is now one hundred to one thousand times higher than it was in the past. This Holocene Extinction is a consequence of human activities such as habitat destruction and overhunting of animals.

For the past century to two centuries, we have been experiencing the sixth or seventh mass extinction event. It is believed that the rate of extinction is now one hundred to one thousand times higher than it was in the past. This Holocene Extinction is a consequence of human activities such as habitat destruction and overhunting of animals.

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If a fungus encounters something unfamiliar, such as a substance that cannot be broken down, the nuclei of its multicellular cells will migrate to the area in order to attempt to find a mutation that can break it down, essentially “brute-forcing” its DNA. This phenomenon can be seen in fungi consuming plastic and radiation.

If a fungus encounters something unfamiliar, such as a substance that cannot be broken down, the nuclei of its multicellular cells will migrate to the area in order to attempt to find a mutation that can break it down, essentially “brute-forcing” its DNA. This phenomenon can be seen in fungi consuming plastic and radiation.

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If a fungus encounters something unfamiliar, such as a substance that cannot be broken down, the nuclei of its multicellular cells will migrate to the area in order to attempt to find a mutation that can break it down, essentially “brute-forcing” its DNA. This phenomenon can be seen in fungi consuming plastic and radiation.

If a fungus encounters something unfamiliar, such as a substance that cannot be broken down, the nuclei of its multicellular cells will migrate to the area in order to attempt to find a mutation that can break it down, essentially “brute-forcing” its DNA. This phenomenon can be seen in fungi consuming plastic and radiation.

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