helices
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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This is because the layers of helices stuck together are too big to be the building blocks of nanofibers.
From Science Daily • Nov. 21, 2024
Collins: You’re talking about genetic determinism, which implies that we are helpless marionettes being controlled by strings made of double helices.
From Scientific American • May 20, 2020
Their DNA strands stretch taut between nanite pillars, double helices analysed and transformed, cascading deviations along to the next wave of propagators.
From Nature • Apr. 9, 2019
“But I think the most surprising observation was that the proteins were embedded among the RNA helices, penetrating into the interior of the ribosome like tentacles.”
From Washington Post • Oct. 11, 2018
So over our gooseberry pie we looked at the pros and cons of one, two, three, and four chains, quickly dismissing one- chain helices as incompatible with the evidence in our hands.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
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