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Great barracuda (Sphyraena barracuda). (Photo copyright © John E. Randall)
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from article Sonobuoy
Launch of a sonobuoy from an antisubmarine warfare (ASW) aircraft. (a) In flight. (b) Buoy strikes the water in a nearly vertical attitude. (c) Antenna and hydrophone are positioned automatically.
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Xenophyophorids. (a) Stannoma dendroides. (b) Stannophyllum zonarium. (c) Psammetta erythrocytomorpha, section showing interlacing tubules and dark inclusions of uncertain nature.
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from article Genetically modified organism (GMO)
Transgenic zebrafish cells. Green fluorescent protein (GFP) is a fluorescent protein first discovered in the jellyfish Aequorea victoria. GFP is commonly used as a reporter of gene expression in other species. Here, GFP is expressed by zebrafish…
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Genome editing technologies. In particular, targeted nucleases are a powerful tool for precise genome editing in GMOs. Among these tools are (a) transcription activator-like effector nucleases (TALENs), (b) zinc-finger proteins (ZFPs), (c) homing…
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from article Sloan Digital Sky Survey
Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) 2.5-m (98-in.) telescope at Apache Point Observatory, New Mexico. The secondary mirror is visible in the center of the aperture. The square structure surrounding the primary and secondary mirrors shelters them from…
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Spectrum of a galaxy (image inset) receding at around 6000 km s−1 (3700 mi s−1), or about 2% of the speed of light. The vertical line shows the wavelength at which one expects to observe the emission line Hα for an object at rest (656.3 nm). The…
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Distribution of galaxies within 4° of the celestial equator from the SDSS. In this polar plot, the radius indicates the distance from the Milky Way, and the angle is the right ascension. The diameter shown is 8 × 109 light-years. Blank areas have…
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Map of stars in the SDSS. Grayscale signifies density of stars on the sky. Several streams of stars are noticeable. Areas in background are those unobserved by the survey. (Courtesy of Vasily Belokurov; Sloan Digital Sky Survey)
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Image of Canes Venatici I, a recently discovered satellite of the Milky Way Galaxy. (Photo courtesy of Vasily Belokurov; Sloan Digital Sky Survey)
