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How and Why Knots Spontaneously Form

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the knot-a-good-story dept.

palegray.net writes "Scientists believe they have found the underlying reasons why knots are so common in the universe. This research helps us understand how knotty arrangements in various molecules lead to biological patterns, as in certain proteins. The article also provides a look at the field of topology, and how it relates to knots."

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  1. Re:Hair by Tarathene+Spellborn · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    And of course, as is the way with things these days, some of us even are women.

  2. Re:Hair by Afrosheen · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    "but B.O. and problems with girls does not define us anymore"

    Actually we're bordering on Old Man Smell now and the problems with girls we have are along the lines of "my wife isn't giving me any" and "my daughter is about to reach puberty, hand me the xanax".

  3. Re:Hair by kennygraham · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    And of course, as is the way with things these days, some of us even are women.

    Blasphemy! There's only guys and traps.

  4. Re:Hair by geekgirlandrea · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    And some of us are and still don't make it out of the basement. :)