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Fusion is a category of writing which will allow the writer to make his points drawing from a wide spectrum of experience. For example in some of my writings I have drawn upon such a far removed analogy of protein separation to explain a concept in Parshas Chukas regarding why those who prepare the Red Heffer become tamei, even though the Red Heffer itself is able to purify one who has become tamei (see links below). By having a category such as fusion I can then jump into a little scientific theory which explains how proteins are separated:
Scientist often want to understand the nature of an unknown protein say for example a protein which is produced by a virus or cancer cells. Various proteins have different weights, these molecular weights are given as numbers such as 30k. A 30k protein is lighter than a 50k protein. A 30k protein will travel down a filter media column at a different rate then a 50k protein. (to be continued)
Aharon Moshe Sanders
