Unbinding of a pilus, however, enhances the imbalance, resulting in a cascade of unbinding and rapid motion in the direction of the pili that won the tug-of-war (Figs 3b and 4).

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The court, as is its wont, might decide that question by parsing how the Framers anticipated the Electoral College would operate. But there would be immediate real-world consequences of “unbinding” ...

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In his oddly unmoving foreword, author Walter Kirn explains that one of the great advantages of his novel “The Unbinding,” originally published as a popular online serial by Slate (www.slate ...

Unbinding the Book – the future of print Emily Gosling This article is over 10 years old Laura Jouan, Monument, 2014 However, few have responded to the questioning surrounding it as those showing ...

The Unbinding Walter Kirn. Anchor Books, $13.95 (165pp) ISBN 978-0-307-27741-1 Kirn (Thumbsucker) serialized this neat surveillance culture satire on Slate.com in 2006.