• Members of Roman historical society 'Gruppo Storico Romano' take part in a re-enactment of the 'Ides of March', also known as the date on which Julius Caesar was assassinated in 44 BC, in the archaeological area of Largo Argentina in Rome, Italy March 15, 2024. REUTERS / Yara Nardi TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
    Members of Roman historical society 'Gruppo Storico Romano' take part in a re-enactment of the 'Ides of March', also known as the date on which Julius Caesar was assassinated in 44 BC, in the archaeological area of Largo Argentina in Rome, Italy March 15, 2024. REUTERS / Yara Nardi TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
  • A street vendor sells prawns on the seafront promenade at Galle Face in Colombo, Sri Lanka. AFP
    A street vendor sells prawns on the seafront promenade at Galle Face in Colombo, Sri Lanka. AFP
  • Pope Francis is hugged by a child as he meets staff at the Vatican Bambino Gesu Children's Hospital in Rome. AP
    Pope Francis is hugged by a child as he meets staff at the Vatican Bambino Gesu Children's Hospital in Rome. AP
  • Window cleaners known as 'Spidermen' at work on a skyscraper in Manama, Bahrain. Reuters
    Window cleaners known as 'Spidermen' at work on a skyscraper in Manama, Bahrain. Reuters
  • Polish opposition leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski appears at a parliamentary commission hearing in Warsaw into allegations of phone-hacking using Pegasus spyware, developed by the Israel-based NSO Group, when his party was in power. Reuters
    Polish opposition leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski appears at a parliamentary commission hearing in Warsaw into allegations of phone-hacking using Pegasus spyware, developed by the Israel-based NSO Group, when his party was in power. Reuters
  • Abudur Raheem sits in his wheelchair to take part in the first Friday prayers of Ramadan outside the Masjid At Taqwa mosque in Brooklyn, New York, US. Reuters
    Abudur Raheem sits in his wheelchair to take part in the first Friday prayers of Ramadan outside the Masjid At Taqwa mosque in Brooklyn, New York, US. Reuters
  • Galopin Des Champs, ridden by Paul Townend, navigates a riderless horse, Fastorslow, to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup in Gloucestershire, UK. Reuters
    Galopin Des Champs, ridden by Paul Townend, navigates a riderless horse, Fastorslow, to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup in Gloucestershire, UK. Reuters
  • North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his daughter Ju Ae inspect the Korean People's Army in training at an undisclosed location in the country. AFP
    North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his daughter Ju Ae inspect the Korean People's Army in training at an undisclosed location in the country. AFP
  • Devastated mobile homes after a deadly tornado ploughed through a trailer park in Lakeview, Ohio. AP Photo
    Devastated mobile homes after a deadly tornado ploughed through a trailer park in Lakeview, Ohio. AP Photo

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Today's best photos: From an Ides of March re-enactment in Rome to a tornado in Ohio

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March 16, 2024

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How Alia's experiment will help humans get to Mars

Alia’s winning experiment examined how genes might change under the stresses caused by being in space, such as cosmic radiation and microgravity.

Her samples were placed in a machine on board the International Space Station. called a miniPCR thermal cycler, which can copy DNA multiple times.

After the samples were examined on return to Earth, scientists were able to successfully detect changes caused by being in space in the way DNA transmits instructions through proteins and other molecules in living organisms.

Although Alia’s samples were taken from nematode worms, the results have much bigger long term applications, especially for human space flight and long term missions, such as to Mars.

It also means that the first DNA experiments using human genomes can now be carried out on the ISS.

 

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Silent Hill f

Publisher: Konami

Platforms: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PC

Rating: 4.5/5

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Bournemouth 1 (King 45 1')
Arsenal 2 (Lerma 30' og, Aubameyang 67')

Man of the Match: Sead Kolasinac (Arsenal)

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How much do leading UAE’s UK curriculum schools charge for Year 6?
  1. Nord Anglia International School (Dubai) – Dh85,032
  2. Kings School Al Barsha (Dubai) – Dh71,905
  3. Brighton College Abu Dhabi - Dh68,560
  4. Jumeirah English Speaking School (Dubai) – Dh59,728
  5. Gems Wellington International School – Dubai Branch – Dh58,488
  6. The British School Al Khubairat (Abu Dhabi) - Dh54,170
  7. Dubai English Speaking School – Dh51,269

*Annual tuition fees covering the 2024/2025 academic year

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Avatar: Fire and Ash

Director: James Cameron

Starring: Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver, Zoe Saldana

Rating: 4.5/5

Updated: March 16, 2024, 11:46 AM