If you read Why Do Clocks Run Clockwise? And Other Imponderables, and shame on you if you haven’t, you know that newspapers tear easily in a vertical position because all the fibers are lined up in the same direction when pulp is put into the papermaking machine. String cheese works on exactly the same principle. …
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This is simply a catchall term for the chromosomes or the DNA molecules of which chromosomes are made. It is often used when the length of DNA in question is less than that of a whole gene- an entity called a gene fragment.
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Excessive amounts of earwax can cause decreased hearing or pain, but this is no reason to start lighting your heard on fire. “Ear candling,” or coning, involves placing a cone-shaped device in the ear canal and, with the help of smoke or a burning wick, removing earwax. The companies that make these devices claim many …
