strand

That strand is the axon, which conducts electrical signals to terminals where the cell communicates with other neurons.

Some of the survivors suspect that the smugglers deliberately left them stranded in the sea as they had already been paid, and had no intention of taking them to Mayotte, says Samira.

Thousands of emergency services personnel have been deployed to help rescue people stranded and shelters are being provided.

Stiffness and extensibility -- how far a material can stretch or expand without breaking -- are linked because they originate from the same building block: the polymer strands connected by crosslinks.

Huddled against the cold in a park near Paul's Reigate constituency, Dr Montgomery argues it is difficult to accurately predict if someone has six months left to live: a key strand of the bill.