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helix

[hee-liks] / ˈhi lɪks /








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And accepting that joyful sorrow and sorrowful joy are the double helix of parental DNA takes time.

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026

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

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

Electric current flowed more easily in one direction, and the effect could be reversed by changing the magnetization or switching the handedness of the helix.

From Science Daily • Jan. 25, 2026

But the helix bulged and thinned inelegantly, like the Michelin Man in a wet suit.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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