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Pop goes the eardrum [not for the squeamish]

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Why do atheromas form before thrombi when the endothelium tears?

  • Cheman
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Is Exterminating North American Deer the Solution to Overpopulation?

  • hitssquad
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What is the significance of turgidity in osmosis with potato chips?

  • Turkish
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What does left-brain vs right-brain personality mean?

  • DB
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How to respond to magnetic health gadget salespeople

  • abhishek
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What Do Mosquitoes Eat Other Than Blood?

  • Ian
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Far infrared? Ceramics and pH? Magnetic therapy?

  • abhishek
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Staphylococcus athletes are contracting this bug

  • sportsguy3675
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What factors drive evolution besides mutation and genetic variation?

  • scilover89
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Views on organ donation and opt-out systems

  • Hypercase
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Medical Malpractice: A Case of Deception and Tragedy

  • JOEBIALEK
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What Factors Slow Down the Development of the Human Nervous System?

  • Christophe
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Estrogen's effects on heart disease risk

  • Astronuc
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Can we decrease STH in rabbits by modifying hormones?

  • sitokinin
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Is Gulf War Syndrome actually Lyme disease

  • hitssquad
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Organisms that are almost all restriction endonucleases isolated from?

  • dg_5021
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Why do nuts contain more energy than carbs or protein?

  • Roxy
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Should I Go to a Hooka Bar? Health Risks of Hookah Smoking

  • bjon-07
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Rate of glucose consumption decreases with yeast cells

  • vicki
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Different antibiotics on Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria

  • garytse86
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Is radon a serious health threat or just hype?

  • EProph
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Why Do Nummulites Have Large Tests?

  • matthyaouw
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Severe soreness after returning to weightlifting after 9 years

  • enigma
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Can We Find DNA in Blood Without Red Blood Cell Nuclei?

  • DB
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Is High Vitamin C Intake Beneficial or Harmful?

  • ramollari
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What's viagra and what does it do?

  • chound
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Testing Compounds in Foods: Lipid, Protein, Sugar, Starch

  • JimmyRay
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Questions about fermantation and respiration concepts

  • nemzy
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Which Has a Higher Metabolic Rate: Fermentation or Respiration?

  • nemzy
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Bringing Dinosaurs Back: Comparing Reptile DNA to Dinosaur Fossils

  • whatzzupboy
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The Quest for Consciousness by Christof Koch

  • Scientific Method
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Unbelievable Myth: Ultrasound Shatters Baby's Bones - Fact or Fiction?

  • munky99999
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Should I go to the doctor or not?

  • klusener
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What is the Composition of Human Chromosomes?

  • xorbie
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Too Much Vitamin C? Health Effects of V8 Splash Drinks

  • decamij
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Causes of Drunkness: Ethanol, Ethanal, Ethanoic Acid

  • ShawnD
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What's the worst that could happen?

  • tribdog
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Why did mud form parallel lines on a van's tailgate?

  • DaveC426913
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Studying up on an aspect of perturbation theory

  • Mentat
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Do you know where your DNA is tonight?

  • Loren Booda
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Are Millipore and MilliQ Water Safe? A Biochemist's Perspective

  • Jikx
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Medical The Importance of Connectivity to Strong AI

  • ThoughtExperiment
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Unsanitary Practices in Medical Dramas

  • tribdog
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Do endocrine disruptors act beyond ligand-receptor interactions?

  • Moonbear
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The Piltdown Man hoax

  • Ivan Seeking
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Why is a food bar with 5g saturated fat per 100g low in fat?

  • JimmyRay
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What is the by-product when skeletal cells respire anaerobically ?

  • no idea
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Human adaptation to the climate

  • spender
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Red blood cell general concepts.

  • nemzy
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Diameter of Human Muscle Fiber - Bicep

  • tandoorichicken
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What are the techniques used in Immunodetection?

  • soundlover
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Why feet fall asleep and how to wake them up

  • polyb
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Is Male Pregnancy Possible in Humans?

  • MaxS
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Why China will become the World Power

  • Scientific Method
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Cellular Respiration advanced formula?

  • Pseudo Statistic
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Is there an easy way to 'destroy' plastic?

  • ShawnD
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How long should a male orgasm last?

  • Cheman
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Do brain cells emit beta wave frequencies?

  • oldunion
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Sleep deprivation and circadian rythms

  • oldunion
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Why Does a Hard Hit to the Knee Make You Feel Sick?

  • SkepticJ
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Is Phoenix's water safe to drink right now?

  • tribdog
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Is there any food that isn't bad for our health?

  • Nev
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Sharp nerve-like pain in elbow during biceps exercises

  • Bartholomew
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How Did Evolution Shape Human Intelligence?

  • Scientific Method
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How Do Geckos Use Van der Waals Setae Adhesive to Climb Surfaces?

  • SkepticJ
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Biology Crosswords Help - Find the Answers!

  • KingNothing
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Science publishes that lean people sit less than obese people

  • Moonbear
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Do snakes hypnotize their prey?

  • jimmy1200
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How do substrate concentration, pH, and heat affect enzyme activity?

  • nemzy
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How much water is absorbed through the skin while showering?

  • Bartholomew
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Is biology better to study than any other science?

  • stjimmy
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Eye Massage Corrects Farsightedness?

  • Les Sleeth
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How Does Negative Feedback Control Work in the Adrenal Gland?

  • EIRE2003
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French goat tests positive for BSE

  • Ivan Seeking
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How do we control our thinking?

  • scilover89
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What Causes DNA Demethylation in Tumors?

  • DB
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Eye Medications: What's Best for Your Eyes?

  • Joeyluvluv
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Do Animals of the Same Species Communicate Differently?

  • scilover89
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More than one pair of allels that segregate independently?

  • Mk
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Health effects of eating ramen noodles daily

  • Mentat
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What Are CpG Islets and Why Are They Important in Genetics?

  • mountain
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How Does Wolf Population Growth Impact Moose Numbers?

  • apchemstudent
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What Happens in the Presence/Absence of SRY

  • GingerBread27
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What Role Do Chemistry and Adaptation Play in Evolution?

  • KingNothing
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Can biomagnetics accelerate bone healing?

  • FluidSpace
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Dogs in Society: The Versatile and Intelligent Companions for Work and Play"

  • Another's Eyes
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Do Cats Really Need Meat in Their Diet?

  • ph
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Protein to Protein Interactions

  • bard
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Medical Medicine for headaches and to help forget something

  • Joeyluvluv
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Advantages of Polymer Synthesis from Monomers for Cells

  • bard
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Influx of calcium ions in axon terminals question

  • aychamo
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How is DNA Nanotechnology Revolutionizing Drug Delivery Systems?

  • Dayle Record
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High-fiber foods for someone with wheat, rice, and corn allergies

  • Monique
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What machine would let humans produce maximum continuous power?

  • Bartholomew
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