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  2. RNA - Wikipedia

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    It has sites for amino acid attachment and an anticodon region for codon recognition that binds to a specific sequence on the messenger RNA chain through hydrogen bonding. A diagram of how mRNA is used to create polypeptide chains. Ribosomal RNA (rRNA) is the catalytic component of the ribosomes. The rRNA is the component of the ribosome that ...

  3. Six degrees of separation - Wikipedia

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    Their effort was named the Columbia Small World Project, and included 24,163 e-mail chains, aimed at 18 targets from 13 countries. Almost 100,000 people registered, but only 384 (0.4%) reached the final target. Amongst the successful chains, while shorter lengths were more common, some reached their target after only 7, 8, 9, or 10 steps.

  4. DNA - Wikipedia

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    Both chains are coiled around the same axis, and have the same pitch of 34 ångströms (3.4 nm). The pair of chains have a radius of 10 Å (1.0 nm). According to another study, when measured in a different solution, the DNA chain measured 22–26 Å (2.2–2.6 nm) wide, and one nucleotide unit measured 3.3 Å (0.33 nm) long.

  5. Rigid chain actuator - Wikipedia

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    A rigid chain actuator, known variously as a linear chain actuator, push-pull chain actuator, electric chain actuator or column-forming chain actuator, is a specialized mechanical linear actuator used in window operating, push-pull material handling and lift applications. The actuator is a chain and pinion device that forms an articulated ...

  6. Kusarigama - Wikipedia

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    Kusarigama. A kusarigama ( Japanese: 鎖鎌, lit. " chain - sickle ") is a traditional Japanese weapon that consists of a kama (the Japanese equivalent of a sickle or billhook) on a kusari-fundo – a type of metal chain ( kusari) with a heavy iron weight ( fundo) at the end. The kusarigama is said to have been developed during the Muromachi ...

  7. Thang Tong Gyalpo - Wikipedia

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    The old bridge was described as being of ancient design: "two thick chains are tied to heavy wooden beams underneath the pillars, from the top of which are suspended 12-foot (4 m) ropes hung from the chains and support wooden boards a yard (1 m) long and a foot (30 cm) broad, allowing passage for one man. The bridge is a hundred paces long."

  8. Links in the Chain - Wikipedia

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    Links in the Chain ( Hindi: Srinkhala ki Kadiyan) is a collection of essays by Indian writer Mahadevi Varma (1907–1987) on women's inequality in India. The essays were written between 1931 and 1937 for the literary journal Chand, and were later published together as a volume in 1942. [1] [2] Neera Kuckreja Sohoni, in the intro to her English ...

  9. Supply Chain Act - Wikipedia

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    The future of the Supply Chain Act is evolving, and the EU is expected to follow Germany in the coming years with a similarly sweeping piece of legislation. Specifically, the EU Supply Chain Directive will also cover the same measures as the German Supply Chain Act and is built to level the playing field for ESG initiatives and the people ...