Fibril and hence the whole muscle. Elastin is a fibrous protein common in various soft tissues, like skin, blood vessels and lung tissue. Each monomer connects with each other, forming a 3D network, with ability to endure over 200% strain before deformation. Keratin is a structural protein mainly found in hair, nails, hooves, horns, quills. Basically keratin is formed by polypeptide chains, which coil into α-helices with sulfur cross-links or bond into β-sheets linked by hydrogen bonding. β-keratin, which is tougher than α-conformation, is more common in birds and reptiles. Resilin is an elastomeric insect protein, consisting of both α-helices and
Quality of Mercy (The Outer Limits) Quality of Mercy (The Outer Limits) "Quality of Mercy" is an episode of "The Outer Limits" television show. It was first broadcast on 16 June 1995 during the rebooted series' first season. Major John Skokes is taken prisoner during an interstellar war and thrown into a dark cell, where he meets an imprisoned female cadet. After Skokes is thrown into the cell, he sees his fellow prisoner and, suspicious, questions her about her name, background, and unit. Her name is Bree Tristan, and she is a cadet. He spots a strange growth on her arm, and she tells him that