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A Wound String It Is......

a: Chromatin ~
b: a ball of yarn

What: "Chromatin is the very tightly packed form of chromosomes that permit tens of thousands of genes to fit neatly into each tiny human cell. Chromatin is like a ball of yarn made up of chromosomes."

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Writer: DR. ALAN PERCY
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Date: Dec 12 2012 6:41 PM


An Essential Part......

a: Coenzyme ~
b: part of a car

What: "By analogy, a coenzyme is like a part of a car, such as a tire, which can be identified in and of itself and which can, furthermore, be removed from the car. The car (enzyme), however, must of necessity have the tire in order to carry out its prescribed function. "

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Writer: Not Stated
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Date: May 3 2013 11:30 AM


War Face

a: Military bearing ~
b: a game-face

What: "Military bearing is like a game-face; it keeps the "human" things about a soldier out of sight. Emotions, reactions, opinions all stay hidden behind a servicemember's military bearing. If one of those things slips out, it's noticed - if it happens often enough it will get commented on by command, be put into the soldier's evaluation, and possibly earn a discharge."

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Writer: Eloise Lee and Robert Johnson
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Date: Oct 1 2013 4:42 PM



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