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1. over 4 years ago on The Martian Confederacy

   It’s compared differently for genealogy; 50% is a sibling.

2. over 4 years ago on The Martian Confederacy

   It’s compared differently when matching in-species. In this case, 93% is closer than a sibling (almost close enough to be a clone), unless parents are very closely related.

3. over 4 years ago on The Martian Confederacy

   When you’re matching in-species, you ignore the stuff which is common. Therefore, two unrelated people will have less than a percentage point in common, and children will have a 50% match to each of their parents (not including mutations).

4. over 4 years ago on The Martian Confederacy

   No, that’s a lion costume.

5. over 4 years ago on The Martian Confederacy

   The wrong hand is hanging out; you can see from the thumb and the way the fingers curl that it’s a right hand.

6. over 4 years ago on The Martian Confederacy

   How do you sign your name without being able to write cursive?

7. over 4 years ago on The Martian Confederacy

   What, you didn’t think the Padre would talk about being kidnapped to marry her to her dead fiance?

8. over 4 years ago on The Martian Confederacy

   Could the moss grow in the body? Perhaps with a little tweaking?

9. over 4 years ago on The Martian Confederacy

   “In reality, however, animal experiments and human accidents have shown that people can likely survive exposure to vacuum conditions for at least a couple of minutes. Not that you would remain conscious long enough to rescue yourself, but if your predicament was accidental, there could be time for fellow crew members to rescue and repressurize you with few ill effects.”https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/survival-in-space-unprotected-possible/

10. over 4 years ago on The Martian Confederacy

    Yes, Lou never really said what she found from her DNA analysis, at least not where we could see.