Day 3: Aglets

Ever try to lace your shoes without aglets? (It's a pain.) Even know what an aglet is? Here's a hint. In many a biology class, aglets are often used as a simile to describe telomeres on chromosomes.

WARNING:


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AHEAD

Aglet
-noun
-Def. a metal tag or sheath at the end of a lace used for tying, as of a shoelace.

Those sneaky little guys on the ends of your laces deserve their day in the sun.


And that day is today.

What can I say?
Aglets make me happy.