A common technique of biologists is to draw inspiration from nature: find a species that exhibits some extraordinary trait and study it in hopes of applying the knowledge to human well-being.
"Coriolanus" is one of Shakespeare's later works; it's marked by an unusual foregrounding of action, and the absence of soliloquy is itself an extraordinary character trait: Coriolanus speaks his mind, and does so with a cavalier, flamboyant aggression.
He is 59, has lived in the Bronx his entire life and his most extraordinary trait is knowing more about Yankee Stadium than any other person currently alive on Earth does.
Urlacher, in just his second season in the league, has exhibited extraordinary traits: a swifter takeoff than a 747, a vertical leap to rival a trampoline champ and the power on contact to cause the opponent he's aiming at to vibrate like a jackhammer.
Most species of yucca are only pollinated by a single species of moth, and the moths have extraordinary traits and behaviors to achieve pollination.
Because of these extraordinary traits, we conducted research both on the genome sequence and the conformation of the cpDNA.
However, investigation of the genomic information of NMR at a systems-biology level is still lacking, which may provide additional information to uncover the molecular mechanisms for the extraordinary traits (e.g., anti-cancer) of NMR.
> To assist researchers in studying the genome and genes of the NMR to improve understanding of its extraordinary traits, and also to foster further studies employing this fascinating species, we developed a freely available web portal, the Naked Mole Rat Genome Resource (http://www.naked-mole-rat.org).
Results: We analyzed the annotation of this new improved assembly and identified candidate genomic adaptations which may have contributed to the evolution of the naked mole rat's extraordinary traits, including in regions of p53, and the hyaluronan receptors CD44 and HMMR (RHAMM).
And yet, these G.O.P. B.F.F.'s share an extraordinary — you could even say idiosyncratic — trait with a woman who is not welcome in their club, the Democratic speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi.
