humanity

‘How is That For a Monday?’ movie review: Sripal Sama’s English-Telugu American indie is a heartwarming story of race, identity and humanity

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‘How is That For a Monday?’ movie review: Sripal Sama’s English-Telugu American indie is a heartwarming story of race, identity and humanity

Kaushik Ghantasala in ‘How is that for a Monday?’, produced and directed by Sripal Sama. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement In a tech firm in Orange County, USA, a 20-something H-1B visa-holding immigrant, Shyam Kumar (Kaushik Ghantasala) walks in with an air of pride and tells his boss that he has fixed issues related to … Read more

What to Know About the Genetic ‘Junk’ That Makes Us Human

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genetics

Nov. 2, 2021 — We are 98.8% similar to chimpanzees in our DNA, but we are still a different species. Within that remaining 1.2%, a key DNA sequence once thought of as junk might unlock our human uniqueness. Using stem cells coaxed into becoming neurons, researchers have identified a gene that distinguishes human nerve cells … Read more