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Secrets uncovered as scientists explore Beethoven’s DNA

The idea of time travel has always fascinated me. Since I was a kid, I’ve imagined a “Jetsons” future with flying cars and the ability to journey to the past, as the Time Traveller did in H.G. Wells’ novella “The Time Machine.” Advances have turned many sci-fi ideas into reality, but it doesn’t look like I’ll be going for a stroll with novelist Jane Austen or mathematician Ada Lovelace anytime soon. As humans, however, we’re motivated by challenges.