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How can a compost heap combust?

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Neutrophil nanosponges soak up proteins, reducing arthritis

  • Wrichik Basu
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Fractional Flow Reserve and the physics behind it

  • JuW
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Still's disease and muscle movement

  • kiki_danc
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Why Unscented Deodorant? Toms of Maine Explained

  • sp3sp2sp
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Producing TRPs: Is Genetically Modified Fungi an Option?

  • YoungPhysicist
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Is the Brain the Origin of Our Thoughts, or Merely a Receiver?

  • kiki_danc
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Disorientation whilst backing up car next to one pulling out

  • curious mama
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Eukaryotes have more freedom? (DNA)

  • Eagle9
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What Are Introns? Understanding Their Role in Gene Expression

  • Eagle9
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Inverted Protein: Does Sequence Matter?

  • Eagle9
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Is it safe to preserve food at home using an oven instead of boiling water?

  • Justin Loew
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Can Exercise Help Reduce Stress in High-Intensity Work Environments?

  • FallenApple
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What Is Alpha-Complementation in Beta-Galactosidase?

  • TytoAlba95
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Medical Can a Sedentary Lifestyle Stunt Growth?

  • kent davidge
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About counter current mechanism

  • keep@science
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Making a record of what we feel when we touch something

  • Suppaman
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Stinkbug Biological Control Goes Wild

  • BillTre
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(Biophysiscs) Failures of the human body

  • José Ricardo
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How does the body know what to sense?

  • edenlog
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Death toll from radiation exposure wrt. Chernobyl?

  • Posty McPostface
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Electric field distribution in the brain

  • afmower
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Maximizing Brain Health: Effective Exercises for Memory and Mental Fitness

  • timeuser84
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Undergoing major personality changes in early adulthood - how common?

  • Pleonasm
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Seed Germination: Caesalpinia Seeds | Growing Guide

  • Stephen Tashi
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Auto-analyzers & Taxonomy, Linnaean vs. Cladistics; SOA?

  • Bystander
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Carl Woese's Inflence on Modern Biology

  • BillTre
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A cure for gray hair is on the way?

  • petrichor2
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What kingdoms are blue-green, green & red algae?

  • swampwiz
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Which gene expressions start to happen in an embryo

  • JonMoulton
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Atoms in Living vs. Dead Cells: A Comparison

  • Anonymous 69
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Do certain cells do better than others?

  • icakeov
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Considering a career as Radar technician: cancer risk?

  • Mac29
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How can California's timber industry help reduce the risk of wildfires?

  • Vger517
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What is This Unearthly Creature? Is it a Starfish?

  • DaveC426913
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Flame vs Hornets: How to Use a Parfume and Lighter for Self-Defense

  • FelixLudi
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Can we mimic Turreptosis cellular reversal in humans?

  • Richard Jameson
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Can DNA reveal a person's enzyme deficiencies or lack of enzymes?

  • Psinter
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570 million year old animal life form

  • Tom.G
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Fibromyalgia, alternative med, cbd

  • Eleuterio003
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Primate Brain Synapse Counts - Comparing Humans & Chimps

  • Dr Wu
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Why Didn't Dinosaurs Evolve Into Intelligent Beings?

  • Vrbic
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What hidden world did I discover with my microscope and camera?

  • Janus
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Evolutionary reasons for hypergamy

  • FallenApple
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What Exciting Areas of RNA Research Are Emerging on RNA Day?

  • Ygggdrasil
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Medical OSL Dosimetry and Build Up Region

  • AndresPB
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Possible to Sober Up (w/o signs of influence) In 50 Min.?

  • kyphysics
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Shiba dog's DNA found to be most similar to the Wolf but....

  • Pleonasm
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Detailed Structure of the Fruit Fly Brain

  • BillTre
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All or certain types of beef linked to cancer and cow milk

  • timeuser84
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Can proteins and fats undergo fermentation like carbohydrates?

  • mktsgm
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Evolution, the Brittanica.com article: is anyone here...?

  • cliffhanley203
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Eradication may be Possible due New Treatment for Yaws

  • BillTre
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Can bat detectors disturb bats and cause them to leave their roost?

  • rsk
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Medical Is nitric oxide good or bad for the body?

  • fog37
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Electrical current through the Human Body

  • curiousman
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Insect Endocrinology: How Similar are Insect and Human Nerve Cells?

  • Stephen Tashi
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Study: more genes expressed from the father

  • Pleonasm
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CRISPR and unwanted DNA alterations

  • jim mcnamara
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Medical Why do doctors assume pneumonia is bacterial?

  • caters
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"bushy" human evolution - commentary in Cell

  • jim mcnamara
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Does the sound or the frequency to repel mosquitoes exist?

  • Vrbic
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Medical Red blood cells can turn into a sperm or an egg?

  • José Ricardo
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Is suicide a biological misfiring or defect?

  • Pleonasm
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Can Sleeping with Wet Hair Cause Insanity? The Truth Revealed!

  • dahoa
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Response of a System: Transfer Function

  • AndresPB
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What is ATP synthase and why is it essential for cellular metabolism?

  • BillTre
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Spiders Flying by Electrical Charge

  • BillTre
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Award Winning Pictures of Algae

  • BillTre
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Is cancer as prevalent as it was prehistorically?

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Medical Does Using a Potato as a Battery Affect Its Nutritional Value?

  • Frenemy90210
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Half-life of the "novichok" nerve agent outside of a body?

  • Bystander
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Large Moth Wing Tails Are Anti-Bat Counter Measures

  • BillTre
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In which order did the following functions of organisms evolve?

  • cliffhanley203
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Breath Control and Blood Pressure

  • berkeman
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Can Bees See Time? A Window Experiment.

  • Gondur
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There is no ET - per Anders Sandberg et al

  • jim mcnamara
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Do wild animals get matted fur?

  • Stephen Tashi
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How Did Life Transition from Single Cellular to Multicellular?

  • BillTre
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How does the reward system make animals want to reproduce?

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How do primates diversify their genes and avoid birth defects?

  • icakeov
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Understanding Widal Test Kit Dilutions

  • TytoAlba95
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Overcoming Depression: Tips & Advice to Improve Thinking & Focus

  • Telex1234
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Do you think my dog has wolf blood in her (DNA testing)

  • Pleonasm
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Number of Cell Types in Human Body

  • Sanborn Chase
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Medical Are rheumatic fever and obesity related?

  • Wrichik Basu
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CT Scan image reconstruction (80 KeV vs 80 kVp)

  • superduke1200
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What Makes CRISPR-Gold a Promising Tool for Genetic Diseases?

  • TranscedentKid
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What kind of thermos do you have?

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Amazing caterpillars and metamorphosis

  • Greg Bernhardt
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Psychology: The Stanford Prison Experiment was a Fraud

  • jedishrfu
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Medical BPA free plastic also not safe?

  • mieral
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Medical Eddy Current Hazards: Magnetic Field & Human Body

  • pager48
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LINE1 Transcripts Needed to Get Past 2 Cell Stage in Mammals

  • BillTre
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Medical A shot in the head turn into a man....

  • José Ricardo
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T-Cell Loss and Mortality: A Critical Examination

  • pager48
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Do spiders clean dust from their webs?

  • Stephen Tashi
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