spindle
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Thought to be made from a cattle femur, this decorated Anglo-Saxon spindle whorl, used to provide weight while spinning yarn, was unearthed from farmland near Bishopstone, Buckinghamshire.
From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026
Once that initial stable attachment appears, alignment follows naturally through the geometry of the spindle and the behavior of microtubules.
From Science Daily • Dec. 10, 2025
One widely shared video shows a woman spinning yarn on a traditional hand spindle as a Kashmiri folk song plays in the background.
From BBC • Sep. 12, 2025
These spindle microtubules are responsible for pulling the chromatids apart and thus separating the two sister chromatids.
From Science Daily • May 13, 2024
He searched thin walls, weak sutures of spindle bones above the ear for thresholds.
From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko
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