Word: complementation
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...Healthy human beings carry 46 chromosomes, 23 contributed by the egg and 23 by the sperm. Eggs begin their development process with the full complement of 46, but shed half of them, tucking them into a small genetic bundle known as a polar body, which mirrors the chromosomes of the egg. Investigators at the U.K.'s CARE Fertility clinic, under the direction of Dr. Simon Fischel, harvested nine eggs from a woman who had undergone 13 failed cycles of IVF implantation and, in addition, suffered two miscarriages and an ectopic pregnancy. Using a laser scalpel, they extracted the polar bodies...
Baron-Cohen says his theory could also complement the genetic hypothesis, as "it is the baby's genes that determine how much testosterone the baby makes"; the mother's testosterone is believed not to pass through the placenta into the amniotic fluid...
...strangely captivating, almost hypnotic qualities of sand. The subject of every shot is either a macroscopic—an entire desert vibrating in the wind—or a microscopic—singular grains tumbling one over the other—perspective of sand. The grains themselves complement and enrich the grain-like quality of film, and the bluish filtering that Dorsky builds through use of internegatives gives each frame an alien, otherworldly quality.“Winter,” the companion piece to “Sarabande,” is a meditation on San Francisco (home both...
...most infamous riots in the history of music. The eerie sounds shocked the audience; after all, such unusual harmonies and unresolved chords are hardly the accompaniment for a standard ballet. Yet it was this brilliant integration of folk tunes and rhythmic manipulation that was needed to complement accurately a ballet presenting an actual ritual of sacrifice by prehistoric people. The BSO highlighted these obscure rhythms, bringing the piece’s barbaric beauty to life. At the same time, the musicians were expressive and lyrical when they needed to be. With the next concert series not until next year, Levine...
...press release. Clarke’s research on ceramic materials focuses on their electrical properties and piezospectroscopy, a technique he developed to measure stress in materials. “Professor Clarke’s world-renowned expertise in materials science, in particular ceramics and semiconductors, will perfectly complement SEAS’s current presence in this field,” Spaepen said in the press release. Clarke did not wish to comment on his appointment. Both Hu and Clarke have also worked outside of academia—Hu at Bell Labs and Clarke at IBM—and both Venky...