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In the news today, they reported that the FOTON-M3 Spacecraft returned with its test specimen Water Bears, tardigrades, survived under extreme conditions – high radiation and a vacuum. Radiation that would irreparably damage human DNA, had no noticeable results. In fact, the article reports that the radiation probably did impact the DNA of the creatures, but that they were able to repair the damage.

I think that this is so cool. God created a creature that could survive in the harshest of environments. Whether in extreme cold or extreme heat, or exposed to the sun's rays in amounts a thousand times harsher than experienced on earth, they survive. God is creative.

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Also in the news, there was an article stating that researchers at UT found that women experienced more difficulties and challenges working under a woman than under a man. If you're interested in the details, read the article. One of the theories for why this was happening was, "women working under other women tend to have more conflict because they are expecting female bosses to be more supportive and co-operative but instead find some women 'manage more like men, which can be more conflictive or combative.'" Women want their female bosses to be different from men, but they aren't behaving as women, but as men.

With a biblical worldview, this theory seems viable. I wonder whether it will have any impact on business policy. Or maybe women will change their expectations of their female superiors.

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