An enzyme (protein) that's part of the human immunodeficiency virus reads the sequence of viral RNA nucleic acids (yellow in graphic) that have entered the host cell and transcribes the sequence into a complementary DNA sequence (shown in blue). That enzyme is called reverse transcriptase .
The trouble with Oceanic legends is that there are more islands and peoples than fishes in the sea. And every culture has its own twist on the legendary themes. Gods from one island pop up in another.They change their names.They hide and sneak about.They impersonate one another.he trouble with Oceanic legends is that there are more islands and peoples than fishes in the sea. And every culture has its own twist on the legendary themes. Gods from one island pop up in another. They change their names. They hide and sneak about. They impersonate one another.
The Polynesians are the original inhabitants of a vast string of islands in the Pacific Ocean, from New Zealand in the south to Hawaii in the north. The western boundary is Easter Island. Polynesia means many islands in Greek.The cultures of the region share many traits with each other.he most famous goddess warrior in legends is a woman called Nafanua. Samoa is the only Polynesian nation to have retained the master art of 'Tatau' (tattoo) and survived colonization. Samoan master tatooists (tufuga) helped to revive the traditional tattooing practice from Hawaii, Tahiti, to New Zealand.