Crick, and his colleague Leslie Orgel, who originally suggested the idea with him, supposed that the bacteria had originally evolved by natural processes on the home planet, but they could equally, while in the mood for science fiction, have added a touch of nanotechnological artifice to the mix, something like the molecular gearwheel illustrated opposite. From Wordnik.com. [Scientists' Responses Solicited] Reference
'Somebody email Mike and tell him we've found a gearwheel with his initials on!. From Wordnik.com. [MAKE Magazine] Reference
After the small globe disappears, the whole thing stops and the spinning gearwheel does not appear. From Wordnik.com. [Discussions: Message List - root] Reference
If I select HP IP, the gearwheel spins briefly 'looking for drivers' then the screen is empty again. From Wordnik.com. [Discussions: Message List - root] Reference
We lifted up a gearwheel to the top of evolution and let it fight against evil Pl�ttchen 6 billion years in the future. From Wordnik.com. [GoNintendo.com Podcast] Reference
At first all they could see was a blur, but then a crackling sharp gearwheel emerged from the fuzz, as if being hauled up out of grey sand. From Wordnik.com. [MAKE Magazine] Reference
The spring is coiled up inside a housing that can be seen mounted on the large gearwheel visibly protruding from the bottom of the mechanism. From Wordnik.com. [My[confined]Space] Reference
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