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“Uncoiled” Chromosomes: A Unique Perspective on the Determinants of Chromosomal Width

image: Researchers report that in every organism, longer chromosome arms are always wider. see After Credit: Dr Yasutaka Kakui from Waseda University Chromosomes are a highly condensed form of DNA and are crucial for cell division. During mitosis, chromosomes ensure that genetic material is evenly distributed among daughter cells. Interestingly, the dimensions and degree of …

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“Our environment shapes us”: Ojibwa architect Sam Olbekson designs from an Indigenous perspective

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Sam Olbekson was first exposed to architecture at the age of five, when his uncle was a construction worker on a Minneapolis American Indian Center building project. Decades later, Olbekson, 51, now runs his own architecture firm, Full Circle Indigenous Planning. He is also chairman of the MAIC board, designing an addition to the building …

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Space Perspective to launch tourist hot air balloon flights from ‘marine spaceport’

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Tourists who wish to soar to the stratosphere in a hot air balloon now have a sea launch option. Space Perspective, which aims to begin ferrying customers to the stratosphere by 2024, just announced that it has acquired a “marine spaceport” ship named MS Voyager. The ship is named after NASA’s Voyager 1 mission, which, …

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