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In the complete SBHM, strand 1 packs with strand 6 and the loops bounded by the two "waist"-like regions adopt an extended conformation resulting in the formation of a barrel.
One reason for this diversity is the custom of English-speaking explorers and pioneers in a new land to adopt the native name for unfamiliar plants, animals, and things.
We read about how the students developed interactive games, created the first online discussion groups, fought over what technical standards to adopt, and ran headfirst into issues still relevant today--privacy online, the appropriate use of computers, ownership of software, how to govern the Internet.
In a recent study [ 15] we found that FtsZ protofilaments could adopt either a straight or curved conformation.
She presented the award for best makeup, of all things, and played it completely straight, talking in the measured mid-Atlantic accent that her new friend Sharon Stone seems to adopt when she wants to sound cultivated.