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3 unusual facts about Nanos


Nanos

Nanos, Vipava, a settlement in the Municipality of Vipava, Slovenia

George Peter Nanos, the former director of the Los Alamos National Laboratory

Ravnik

Nanos, Vipava, a settlement in the Municipality of Vipava (known as Ravnik until 1955)


Drosophila embryogenesis

It has been shown that the dsRNA-binding protein STAUFEN (STAU1) is responsible for guiding bicoid, nanos and other proteins, which play a role in forming the anterior-posterior axis, to the correct regions of the embryo to build gradients.

Nik Nanos

In the 2006 federal election, Nanos predicted the results to within one tenth of one percentage point for the four major parties - a record in Canadian polling history.


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