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Average neurotransmitter count in a cell?
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Is Action Potential Terminology Applicable Beyond Neural Processes?
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Bioethanol & Water Mixing: Solve Separation Problem
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Medical When (and Why) Does a Human Baby's Vision "Flip"
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Did Life on Earth Start 3.7 BYA?
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Repetitive amino acid sequence
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Cautionary Tale of the Nipah Virus and the Need for Science
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Beginning a Healthy Diet: Seeking Advice & Resources
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Medical Can Our Existence Depend on Delta G in Thermodynamics?
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Can Certain Sounds Induce Anesthesia in Humans?
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How is speciation possible within known confines?
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Ammonia release into the Mediterranean and coastal cities
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Relation between Mendelian genes and bases?
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Hyperglycemia and its treatment
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Where Can I Find Screw-End Syringes for My Experiment?
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Medical Why oxygen is so critical to our survival?
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Does My Height Make Sense for My Genetic Makeup?
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How do bacteria in sauerkraut stay alive?
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Medical Are there any other Macronutrients?
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What Is the Genetic Code?
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Variant of a syndrome vs Syndrome
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Medical Molecular Mechanisms Behind Maternal Age and Down Syndrome Risk
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How do I define haploid and monoploid?
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Quantifying the effects of physical exercise on cognition
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Medical National Academies Recommendations on Human Gene Editing
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Can Plants Form Memories? Investigating the Possibility of Memory in Plants
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Why are non-coding genes called "genes"
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Physical properties of materials in the human body
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Animal Intelligence Distribution
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Medical Essential Amino Acids: Do Our Bodies Produce Them?
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Involuntary arm/body movements while in deep relaxation
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What is the structure of DNA polymerase III?
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Energy expended during static exercises
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What is strain? Why does DNA coil upon itself?
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Can an action potential last for a long time?
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Difficulty understanding evolution
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Dealing with Depression: Finding the Right Support and Coping Strategies
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Sex linked diseases and lyonization in females
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Which cognitive skills are best developed early?
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Medical A minibus run over 4 year old and he survives How? [Warning -- Disturbing Video]
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Ionic bond strength in protein folding?
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New fossile reveals earliest ancestor for humans
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Why i have headaches when using new glasess
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Is Boredom Linked to Increased Sleep and Dream Stimulation?
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Why proteins and DNA aren't organelles?
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Do cells in the body stay in one place once they have found their position?
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Medical Lymphoma vs Leukemia: Origin & Differences
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Diffusion and why we look at only one species
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A, T, C, G: Add X and Y (DNA bases)
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Do carrots really help improve eyesight?
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Medical How Reliable Are MBTI Personality Types in Real Life?
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Is testorone in woman inherited?
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Medical Split Brain: Debunking the Myth of Split Consciousness - ScienceDaily
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Are chimera embyros potentially viable?
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Did this guy state something wrong about evolution theory?
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Is IQ a Misleading Measure of Intelligence?
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Medical What's the difference between mental and physical stress?
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Mitosis, apoptosis and necrosis
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Can Alien Microbes Endanger Human Life on Other Planets?
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What is the term for a gene and its corresponding protein?
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Reason for different animals' longevity
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New Findings about the Evolution of Complex Cellular Life
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Deceptive curcumin offers cautionary tale for chemists
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Difference between the Bacteria and the Archaea
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Y Gene Domination: Male Progeny or Female Progeny?
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Is The Selfish Gene Still Relevant in Evolutionary Science Today?
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How does Angelman's syndrome trigger laughter?
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X and Y chromosomes vs. dominant/recessive genes
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What is the difference between Reservoir and paratenic hosts
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IQ Distribution Curve: Is Advanced Intelligence Limited By Drift?
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Can Bio Molecules Be Used to Create Supercomputers?
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Medical Cause of Gastric reflux disease
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Sleep deprivation & poor brain function
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How would menstrual cycle be affected if one ovary fails?
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Medical Are Peanut Allergies Overdiagnosed in Children?
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Medical Why PPAR-gamma is called peroxisome proliferator activator receptor?
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Why so many treatments for cancer?
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Why are emotions important for creating strong memories?
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Usefulness of predicting species population
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