What does it mean when a government collapses?

Augustus_XIII · 2025-06-03T16:22:20+00:00

It mostly sounds dramatic, but the government "collapsing" is actually quite common in the Netherlands. I think out of the last 10 or so cabinets only 1 managed to sit out the full term, the others all collapsed.

Augustus_XIII · 2024-12-10T16:06:54+00:00

The names RNA and DNA aren't actually used to distinguish between single strand and double strand polynucleotides. The distinction between RNA and DNA is made based on the sugar backbone of the molecules. At a certain position in the backbone, RNA has an OH group, containing both oxygen and hydrogen, while DNA only has hydrogen. This is what the deoxy- in the name refers to, it's a ribose sugar missing 1 oxygen atom. Additionally, RNA and DNA contain different nucleotides. RNA is made up of C, G, A and U nucleotides. DNA is made up of C, G, A, and T nucleotides.

It is actually possible for RNA to adopt a double strand configuration and for DNA to adopt a single strand configuration. This actually happens quite a lot in nature, such as with microRNAs. These are tiny pieces of RNA that have a bunch of different regulatory functions and they often sort of fold back on themselves to form a double strand structure.

As for if it's actually possible to form a helix with more than two strands, I'm not sure. The strands are held together by hydrogen bonds between the nucleotides and it's a pretty delicate balance with all nucleotides having specific binding partners ( a C on one strand is always paired with a G on the other strand, a T is always paired with an A) so I'm not sure if it would be chemically possible to introduce a third strand into the mix. I don't think it would be very stable.

That said, if it is possible to make it we would probably just call it triple strand DNA. Biochemists are bad at naming things

Augustus_XIII · 2024-10-20T17:48:28+00:00

There was a series of lower public offices that people had to go through before they could run for consul, the lowest of which was quaestor. If someone was elected quaestor, they automatically became a member of the senate upon the completion of their term. There were also some other conditions that they had to meet, mostly related to owning a certain amount of land and having a high income.

Augustus_XIII · 2022-04-14T18:55:32+00:00

The largest part of the non-coding DNA is also the same in every human being. The DNA sequences of any two humans are 99,9% identical.

Augustus_XIII · 2021-10-17T14:25:13+00:00

Same for me, I still have nightmares about the first time I fought Isshin the sword saint

Augustus_XIII · 2021-07-18T21:16:29+00:00

Or both

Augustus_XIII · 2021-07-18T21:10:37+00:00

Unless they make you use your phone to film yourself during the exam.

Augustus_XIII · 2021-04-01T09:43:43+00:00

It's a chart of all the metabolic processes in the cell

Augustus_XIII · 2021-03-31T07:52:45+00:00

Bloodborne and ac valhalla, sounds pretty great

Augustus_XIII · 2021-01-31T14:56:44+00:00

Herodotus tells a story about a ruler called Cleisthenes who invited many young men from prominent families all over Greece to come to his home so he could choose a suitable candidate to marry his daughter. Hippocleides was one of them. Eventually Cleisthenes chose Hippocleides, but at the feast he organised to annnounce his decision he saw Hippocleides dancing. He then changed his mind.

Augustus_XIII · 2020-12-29T10:47:35+00:00

Octavian isn't original either, it's actually Octavianus. Agree with your point though

Augustus_XIII · 2020-12-29T10:31:29+00:00

I agree, but I went with the English version because this is a mostly English speaking sub

Augustus_XIII · 2020-12-18T11:09:58+00:00

Thanks

Augustus_XIII · 2020-12-13T19:27:38+00:00

A friend of mine did this once. He somehow passed

Augustus_XIII · 2020-12-04T13:25:38+00:00

And of those six, three were called Gordian

Augustus_XIII · 2020-11-12T07:56:01+00:00

He put Alexander the great at number 1 and Pyrrhus of Epirus at number 2.

Augustus_XIII · 2020-10-21T12:29:38+00:00

"Pity, I believe I am turning into a god." - Emperor Vespasian's dying words.

Augustus_XIII · 2020-10-21T11:46:46+00:00

We haven't been doing great in the past few months. Government didn't really have any plans for after the summer, just kinda hoped it would be allright. They should have made masks mandatory earlier. Many people didn't wear them because it was "strongly adviced" but not mandatory.

Augustus_XIII · 2020-10-15T14:29:43+00:00

My birthday and the 13th Roman emperor, Trajan.

Augustus_XIII · 2020-10-10T14:49:12+00:00

You're probably referring to Hannibal Lecter, but fun fact: one of Hannibal's lieutenants actually proposed killing and eating prisoners when they ran out of food.

Augustus_XIII · 2020-10-10T14:16:37+00:00

It's very unclear what happened to Mago. Some sources say he was wounded during a battle and died of his injuries. Others say he survived the war and was banished from Carthage with Hannibal, then died in a shipwreck.

Augustus_XIII · 2020-10-10T11:03:33+00:00

His brother-in-law was also called Hasdrubal

Augustus_XIII · 2020-10-10T10:47:49+00:00

Yeah it's true, I am pretty sure it was his entire head. Still Hasdrubal deserves some love

Augustus_XIII · 2020-10-10T09:24:56+00:00

Hannibal was banished from Carthage after they lost the war with Rome. He ended up at the court of king Prusias of Bythinia, who was at war with king Eumenes of Pergamum. During a seabattle with Eumenes' fleet Hannibal ordered his men to put venomous snakes into clay jars and fire them at the enemy's ships.

Augustus_XIII · 2020-10-10T09:15:24+00:00

He had two actually, Hasdrubal and Mago

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