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How Do Chlorophyll A and B Differ in Structure and Light Absorption?

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What does a baby in utero sense of the outside world?

  • Loren Booda
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What is Central Governor Theory and its role in subconscious exercise?

  • gumbythescientist
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Biology Not a Science? I Prove It!

  • Pengwuino
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My nose gets all blocked up due to fever

  • siddharth
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Does Intelligence Drive Physical Evolution?

  • ThomasFuhlery
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Medical Maths and the Brain: Does It Run in Our Genes?

  • alias25
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Researchers are able to synthesize any complex molecules

  • scott_alexsk
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Congratulations Mih on Biology Scores!

  • Danger
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Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis

  • Ken Ramos
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What is the Mystery Organism Seen in Pond Water?

  • Psi 5
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I need a logical justification for this question?

  • GOD ENTITY
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What Triggers Food Spoilage and How Can It Be Prevented?

  • Pengwuino
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When Is Knowing How to Use a Thermometer Crucial?

  • mobb
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Medical BlueBrain Project; Moonbear, anyone?

  • neurocomp2003
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News FDA Commissioner Abruptly Resigns: A Brewing Story

  • McGyver
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What are the best books on the biology of plants and trees?

  • dleacock
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Does Brain Size Affect Testicle Size in Bats?

  • iansmith
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Medical EM fields: a plausible correlate of consciousness?

  • cotarded
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Mysterious Red Carnivore Found in Borneo Forest

  • Ivan Seeking
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Writing a report on audiometry

  • vabamyyr
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Are My Toes Frostbitten from This Freezing Office?

  • enigma
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A question about biological molecule's fluorescence

  • breezels
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What Best Captures the Essence of Biodiversity?

  • Arctangent
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Medical How Can Living Brain Cells Control a Fighter Jet?

  • franznietzsche
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So, they finally caught that there giant squid.

  • wasteofo2
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Mimicry: Evolution explanation?

  • Spirit
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Botany: what is the evolutionary significance of losing a cotyledon?

  • Arctangent
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Medical Difference of opinion disorder?

  • waht
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How Is Human Evolution Progressing and What Is Its Ultimate Goal?

  • chief
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Bacteria: Magnetite Crystals, Movement & Earth's Magnetic Field

  • JimmyRay
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Does Peanut butter and jelly go bad?

  • Pengwuino
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Medical Is There a Scientific Explanation for OBEs and Astral Projections?

  • garytse86
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The Feeling of Cold: Where Does It Come From?

  • blt93932
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Achlya ambisexualis Cloning: Need Information

  • kalladin
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How do cockroaches move with such agility?

  • Mt. Nixion
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Termite Pheromone Trail: Bic Pen Attraction Discovery

  • kenny87
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Medical Can Braindead Patients Really Come Back to Life?

  • Line
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Medical Negative feedback in the dopaminergic system

  • cotarded
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Uncovering the Truth: Why Do We Get Sick in Cold Weather?

  • WarrickF
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Medical What Causes Bad Dreams and Nightmares?

  • Math Is Hard
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Medical Dealing with Anxiety Disorder: 19 YO's Story

  • m4rkz0r
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Personal statement - wondering whether it's 'appropriate'

  • Sleepy_Slumber
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Are Oat Bran and Quaker Oats the Same Thing?

  • rachmaninoff
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Help coming up with a formula for determining weight lost in cold.

  • wasteofo2
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Is Western Blotting Still Relevant in Research?

  • sobored
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Medical Clunking someone with a bat = knock out?

  • Pengwuino
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Medical Betty the Bird Brain: Toolmaking Crows

  • Ivan Seeking
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Deadliest Dinos: Spinosaurus vs. T. rex

  • kant
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Ignoring useless information aids memory: study

  • Astronuc
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Who are Nocturnal Creatures and How Do They Adapt to Life in the Dark?

  • rachmaninoff
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Connection between root and branch

  • Jimmy Snyder
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Double major in genetics/biochem

  • end3r7
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Why are trans fats considered more harmful than regular saturated fats?

  • Math Is Hard
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Minerals vs Cells: Comparing Composition & Structure

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How do animals & bacteria sense compass direction?

  • Ouabache
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Understanding Green Stool: Causes and Meaning

  • Line
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Medical How can I improve my proprioception without relying on visual cues?

  • Mk
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Medical Unlock the Superbrain: Discover a Sixth Sense for Numbers

  • Ivan Seeking
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Medical Do certain colors trigger certain areas of brain activity?

  • Erazman
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FYI: Sharp paper corner in the eye = bad

  • Math Is Hard
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Urban Farming: Could Cows Provide Fuel & Food in Cities?

  • wolram
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Does anybody know what chrmatophores are?

  • Aditya89
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Medical Scientists Bridle at Lecture Plan for Dalai Lama [NY Times]

  • hypnagogue
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Chickenpox Parties: Parent's Unconventional Treatment

  • Math Is Hard
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Can Arsenic Kill Silicon-Based Lifeforms?

  • JCCol
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Drinking too much water will kill you

  • iansmith
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Medical Why is the mind motivated to do certain things?

  • Ramster5678
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India's 3-Year-Old Marathon Boy | Shocking Story

  • siddharth
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Medical Can Opiates Shape a Future of Enhanced Intelligence and Pain-Free Existence?

  • DoAPoodle
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Maximizing Metabolism: The Truth About Eating Frequency and Weight Loss

  • aychamo
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Why do I only have dimples on one side of my face?

  • MikeX
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CO2 & Ozone: Impact on Agriculture & Population

  • ambzrose
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My class just had our 10 year reunion

  • Line
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Increasing Melanin: Can Diet Help?

  • pikapika!
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Color Blindness Tests: Ideas & Solutions

  • Euphoriet
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Medical Chemical and Electrical transmission

  • garytse86
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Why Do Cats Kackel? Closest Wild Species to Household Cat

  • scott_alexsk
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Medical There is no you. There is only me.

  • TheAntiRelative
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Why Are Dogs Afraid of Thunder?

  • sarahisme
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Paula Abdul has two eating disorders

  • tribdog
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Medical Compiling List of Basic Pleasure Stimuli

  • pikapika!
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Michael Jackson: Skin Pigmentation Surgery

  • NeedBioInfo
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Medical Why do people get songs stuck in their heads?

  • Ramster5678
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Medical Understanding REM Sleep: Causes and Solutions for Stuck States

  • Ramster5678
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Medical Concerning the Ability of People to Visualize

  • Simfish
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GABA(A) Receptors: Hyperpolarization & Depolarization

  • garytse86
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Understanding How the Immune System Recognizes Bacteria

  • Phobos
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Medical Twin Co-Twin and Twin minus Co-Twin (IQ Question)

  • Dooga Blackrazor
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How Sweet Are Japan's Genetically Altered Watermelons?

  • Mk
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Genetically Engineered Water Hyacinth?

  • SkepticJ
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Can quitting smoking be easier with a support system?

  • honestrosewater
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Decapitated head can still be alive up to 10 seconds

  • wolram
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Medical Voltage Clamping Action Potential: Inward & Outward Currents

  • garytse86
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Medical Earworms & Other Thoughts Stuck in the Head

  • jimmie
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Tonsils took out when i was a kid

  • wolram
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