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DNA is tightly packed into chromosomes, similar to thread wound around a spool, and is often present in multiple copies that must be reliably passed on during division.
From Science Daily • Apr. 20, 2026
"The substantial amount of time that passed between her death and the discovery meant that crucial evidence had degraded or disappeared."
From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026
The bill ultimately passed the committee with a 5-to-1 vote and now heads to the Senate Committee on Appropriations.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026
So perhaps there was a sense that the security vetting didn't reveal much more than was already known, convention said it shouldn't be passed on anyway, plus it was too late.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
In a way they posed a fresh danger as they passed workers and couriers from other underground groups coming and going on the narrow stairs.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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