Word: fusions
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...excess mass gives a nascent star too much angular momentum, preventing it from collapsing on itself to begin the process of nuclear fusion...
...gene, TRIM5-CypA, produces a protein that is a fusion between two existing proteins—TRIM5 and CypA. TRIM5 binds to viruses related to HIV and destroys them while viruses use the CypA protein to shield themselves from the host cell, said Medical School professor Shawn P. O’Neil, one of the authors of the study...
While looking at the natural variation in the TRIM5 gene in Asian macaques, which are considered Old World monkeys, Harvard microbiologist Ruchi M. Newman accidentally discovered a second example of the TRIM5-CypA fusion, according to Medical School professor Welkin P. Johnson, the study’s senior author...
...surprise we found with our study was that macaque monkeys from Asia have a different strategy that involved the same two proteins,” O’Neil said. “They make a similar fusion protein that also can prevent certain lentiviruses from affecting their species...
...seem to be unlikely bedfellows, but their legacies have been combined to surprising effect. A series of concerts by the Fromm Players at Harvard last weekend celebrating “60 Years of Electronic Music” demonstrated how classical music has absorbed technological advancements and how this influential fusion has opened up new possibilities for artistic creation...