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Scientists uncover mechanisms that shape the distribution of centromeres

Since the 1800s, scientists have noted the configuration of the centromere, a special region of chromosomes essential for cell division, in the nucleus. To date, however, the determination mechanism and biological significance of the centromere distribution is poorly understood. A team led by researchers from the University of Tokyo and their collaborators recently proposed a two-step regulatory mechanism that forms the distribution of centromeres. Their findings also suggest that the configuration of the centromere in the nucleus plays a role in maintaining genome integrity. The results were published in Natural Plants . During the process of cell division, special chromosomal domains called centromeres are pulled to opposite ends of the cell. Once the cell division is complete and the cell nucleus is built, the centromeres are distributed spatially in the nucleus. If the distribution of the centromeres drawn to the two poles remained unchanged, the cell nucleus would have centro

How Saddam Hussein saved The Late Show, and helped shape Australian comedy

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Plain text size Larger text size Text size is very large It is impossible to imagine Australian comedy – or indeed Australian film and TV – without Late Show . Front line and Castle , Did you pay attention? Martin and Molloy’s stage and radio antics, Judith Lucy’s biting stand-up, even high-end drama productions like Lamb of God (co-produced by Jason Stephens) all owe something (and in some cases everything) to the eight-member team who wrote, produced, directed, edited, and appeared on ABC’s one-hour comedy show, which ran for 40 episodes across two seasons on Saturday. night in 1992 and ’93. But it is quite possible to imagine the world in which the show is no happen, because for a very long time it’s unlikely to happen. By the time the first episode aired in July 1992, the crew – without Lucy in season one – had had a lot of stab at translating the relationship they displayed on stage and on radio (some of them first appeared together as part of the Melbourne University Revue in

China promotes 'right aesthetics' after online storm over Chinese model's eye shape

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阅读 中文版 After she finished high school, Wandi Cao’s mother had advice about her appearance. Key points: A recent controversy has swirled around some Chinese models because of the shape of their eyes Critics say the ads are caricatures or follow Western views Chinese government has urged TV companies to promote “right aesthetics” “My mother tried to persuade me to have double eyelid plastic surgery, so ‘my life would be so much easier’,” Cao told ABC China Tonight. Growing up in China, the 27-year-old model never thought she could “fit up with mainstream beauty standards”. “They thought my high cheekbones would curse my husband and my small eyes,” she said. “But I didn’t think it would change my personality and abilities, and I didn’t necessarily look prettier, so I didn’t.” Now living in Sydney, Cao moved to Melbourne in 2016 and started modeling. In Australia, she received a lot of praise for her looks from photographers and designers. It took him some time to realize that this comment