Another wonderfully different experience is sailing on the Windstar ships, motorized sailing vessels that carry just over 100 passengers. Sailing on these ships is a little like being on a yacht with a few of your closest friends. And on those occasions when the wind is just right and the ...
To keep from sinking, the cruise ship has to displace its weight in water before it's submerged. That's a lot easier to do if the cruise ship is constructed in a way so that it's less dense than the water below it. Think of it as the difference between dropping a bowling ball in...
Military How can llamas help defeat biological weapons? Life Science Chimerism: You Can Be Your Own Twin Advertisement How Blood Works By: Carl Bianco, M.D. A close-up of blood cells Sebastian Kaulitzki/iStockphoto.com Do you ever wonder what makes up blood? Unless you need to have ...
(2020) researched nanobodies (NIH-CoVnb-112) having a molecular weight of 12–15 kDa and a single-domain antibody fragment taken from llamas that had been immunized with S1 of spike protein. Such nanobodies have the capacity to bind with SARS-CoV-2 RBD, abolishing viral interactions with ...
Considering their distribution in northern Africa, southwestern Asia and the Middle East, it may surprise you to learn camel predecessors originated in the Western Hemisphere, and the camel's family tree includes llamas, alpacas and vicuñas. Equipped with ears and nostrils that can shut tightl...
The rifle is lightweight, weighing about 6 pounds. In a military context, this made it easier for soldiers to carry the gun around for long periods of time. The AR-15, which today sells for between $800 and $2,000, also has an adjustable stock to fit the ergonomics of the shooter,...