"Because mutations start occurring at regular intervals in these genes as soon as a new species evolves - like the ticking of a clock - we can use them to trace the evolutionary history of a species back to its time of origin, " said Dr Hedges.
They looked at 119 genes that have accumulated mutations over the passage of time, allowing the relative times of origin of each species to be estimated.
In the main, the rules of origin are complex and the paperwork time-consuming.
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Quova claims to be able to identify web users' country of origin with 98% accuracy, and their city of origin (at least for users in the United States) 85% of the time.
If proven, this could push the origin of dinosaurs back to a time when there was a wide variety of reptile families evolving, long before the dinosaur would become the dominant force on the planet.
Although this was a setback, the announcement of the loss revealed for the first time just how far Blue Origin's team had advanced.
For the first time in my long career (seven recessions), the origin of what will wake up small business owners at 3am in 2013 are mostly challenges created by the federal government.
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During a debate on the conflict in the Gaza Strip, Mr Gyongyosi said it was time to "assess how many MPs and government members are of Jewish origin and who presents a national security risk to Hungary".
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Before acting, he added, the UK must be sure that an offender's country of origin was willing to imprison them for the same length of time as they would serve if they stayed in domestic jails.
The participants in the challenege will get a two month set of data from the National Airspace System, which includes a slew of data such as flight number, origin, destination, take-off time, arrival time, latitude and longitude at frequent interim waypoints along the journey and weather and wind data.
It's time to focus on the economic opportunities that immigrants can bring to the country, regardless of their origin.
He has argued that no time limit should be imposed on the right of British citizens resident abroad to vote in their country of origin while they remain a citizen.
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For the flying side of the equation, it asks for origin and destination airports, estimated check-in time and the estimated ground transportation costs to and from the airport on both ends of the journey.
Another policy Republicans are fighting for is allowing corporations with foreign subsidiaries to repatriate capital back to the U.S. at a one-time tax rate of 5.25% (on income already taxed once in the country of origin) instead of having to pay a charge as high as 35% today.
Some residents spoke to Forbes at the time, describing the accident as resembling the infamous Challenger explosion, and adding that Blue Origin remains something of a mystery even locally.
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Having monitored the number of utility patents (an inexact but objective measure for innovation) granted by the U.S. Patent and Trade Office to countries during this period, it was fascinating to observe that the number of patents of foreign origin over taking those from the U.S. in 2007 for the first time in history.
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