helix
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Each double helix contains vast arrays of chemical subunits that function like the zeroes and ones in a computer program.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Still, Harper and Yasmin’s existences are inextricably linked, gnarled together in a helix of favors and bargains.
From Salon • Mar. 1, 2026
You can look at friendship as a journey that is like a double helix: Sometimes you and a friend will be in sync financially or emotionally, and other times you’ll be out of alignment.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 28, 2026
One of the most dangerous forms of damage is a double-strand break, which happens when both strands of the DNA helix are cut at the same time.
From Science Daily • Dec. 27, 2025
It is shaped like a ladder twisted into a helix, the rungs available in four different molecular parts, which constitute the four letters of the genetic code.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
Vocabulary lists containing helix
"Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone, Chapters 28–37
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