Biology and Medical Forum

Join the expert discussion on biology and medical topics. This may include the study of living organisms, molecular, Botany, Micro, Genetics, Ecology.

Threads

How does cotton agriculture cause soil exhaustion?

  • bluemoonKY
  • · Replies 13 ·
Replies
13

Can a cat become infected with a bacteria or virus from rat?

  • Psinter
  • · Replies 9 ·
Replies
9

Why can some cancers spread between animals of the same species?

  • BillTre
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Mitochondrial uncoupling and cancer?

  • Question_
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Do brain structures really operate in 11 dimensions?

  • Greg Bernhardt
  • · Replies 16 ·
Replies
16

A new thermodynamic theory of life

  • Pythagorean
  • · Replies 9 ·
Replies
9
Replies
17

Medical Why polyphenols make caffeine (from tea) work slower?

  • ORF
  • · Replies 6 ·
Replies
6

Biochemist -- Is isotope ratio unique for each trophic level?

  • ORF
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

The dawn of the Frankenstein(s)?

  • Beelzebub
  • · Replies 14 ·
Replies
14

Medical Is lead in the US food supply decreasing our IQ?

  • Beelzebub
  • · Replies 13 ·
Replies
13

Difference in hues between eyes

  • Enanimate
  • · Replies 5 ·
Replies
5

What are the 3 main factors that determine human body types?

  • caters
  • · Replies 8 ·
Replies
8

Medical Passed out while giving blood-recovery period?

  • CardboardBoxes
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

News EU court on vaccines and aftereffects of vaccines

  • jim mcnamara
  • · Replies 13 ·
Replies
13

Chromosome and Large Scale Genome Evolution

  • BillTre
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

How do non-phagocyte cells handle bacterial infections?

  • mktsgm
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

Arstechnica on Cats and History

  • jedishrfu
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

Simple rules governing flocking and schooling behavior

  • anorlunda
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

"The distribution of heights is not Gaussian"

  • bluemoonKY
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

Preventing bird strikes on screens

  • DaveC426913
  • · Replies 13 ·
Replies
13

Have Any New Proteins Evolved in Animals Over the Last 1000 Years?

  • KenJackson
  • · Replies 6 ·
Replies
6

Plastic-Eating Worms Could Inspire Waste-Degrading Tools

  • Beelzebub
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

Medical What are some reliable open resources to learn about health?

  • Tyto alba
  • · Replies 11 ·
Replies
11

What are the basic necessities of life (methyl isocyanate)

  • wolram
  • · Replies 6 ·
Replies
6

99 Million-Year-Old Baby Bird Trapped in Amber

  • Evo
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Software for drawing biological pathways and cellular signaling

  • Jarfi
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Can someone be 26% Indian if ancestry works in powers of two?

  • barryj
  • · Replies 15 ·
Replies
15

New Homo Sapiens timeline findings

  • 1oldman2
  • · Replies 6 ·
Replies
6

Rare Genetic Mutations: Deciphering My Muscle Biopsy Results

  • will271989
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Algae Nutrient Uptake: Diffusion or Active Transport?

  • Sundog
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Desalination of water and its effect on the human body

  • Ishay
  • · Replies 10 ·
Replies
10

What plants have alkaloids in their roots?

  • curiosity colour
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Book on the history of food habits

  • mktsgm
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

Prebiotic Synthesis of Ribonucleotides

  • BillTre
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

New Way to control Prosthetic Limbs

  • BillTre
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Fossil evidence for Siberia sled dog breeding 9000 Years ago

  • BillTre
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Thermo Activation of Individual Neurons in Live Vertebrates

  • BillTre
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

What happens to the metals thrown into the soil?

  • mech-eng
  • · Replies 7 ·
Replies
7

Medical What causes some people to want to roll their head

  • Forestman
  • · Replies 31 ·
2
Replies
31

Medical What are the latest insights into the neural correlates of emotions?

  • oquen
  • · Replies 21 ·
Replies
21

Can the Leading and Lagging Strand Roles be Reversed in DNA Replication?

  • Jujules
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2
Replies
5

Evolution of Hominids: Origins in Africa and Migration Patterns

  • Niwrad
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

The Origin of People -- hominin migration and evolution

  • BillTre
  • · Replies 8 ·
Replies
8

Medical Understanding ATP, Fatigue, and Sleep: The Role of Cell Energy and Rest

  • fanieh
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Is Calcium Citrate Effective for Treating Acidosis?

  • martine
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Livionex dental gel --a plausible improvement on toothpaste?

  • rollete
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Apple Watch Can Detect An Abnormal Heart Rhythm

  • Greg Bernhardt
  • · Replies 14 ·
Replies
14

Why humans need to brush their teeth

  • Blue Scallop
  • · Replies 37 ·
2
Replies
37

What is the length of Chromatosomal DNA?

  • Tyto alba
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Medical Good Glucose vs. Bad Glucose: Is There a Difference?

  • mktsgm
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

"Immortal" jellyfish habitat range, Turritopsis dohrnii?

  • Martin Sallberg
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

Homo naledi discovery

  • Evo
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Name Your Own Biology Finds - Fun with Biology!

  • BillTre
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

Saturated dairy fat consumption and heart disease

  • jim mcnamara
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

What's the aspect ratio of human vision?

  • greswd
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Can mammals be cleared and stained?

  • A Anchan
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Medical Company Developing RNA for General Drug Use

  • BillTre
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Which time of the day does the sun have highest UVB and lowest UVA

  • Trainee Engineering
  • · Replies 7 ·
Replies
7

Is there a limit to neuron multiplication in the hippocampus?

  • gianeshwar
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

Medical The Cure for Cancer through Homeostasis Regulation

  • Elaine Sokolov
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

Are all humans related to all other humans?

  • bluemoonKY
  • · Replies 6 ·
Replies
6

Decomposer, Scavenger and Detrivore

  • Tyto alba
  • · Replies 9 ·
Replies
9

Insect that has evolved to recognize carnivorous plants

  • Ahmed Abdullah
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Medical Is it Possible to Never Experience a Fever in Your Lifetime?

  • rfranceschetti
  • · Replies 18 ·
Replies
18

Why are smell and taste classified as visceral senses?

  • icakeov
  • · Replies 12 ·
Replies
12

Non-Binary Traits: Is Biology Missing Something?

  • Isaac0427
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

You Shouldn’t Go Gluten-Free Unless You Have Celiac Disease

  • Evo
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

Early human DNA in cave sediments

  • jim mcnamara
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

What neutralizes caffeine in the human body?

  • shimun
  • · Replies 10 ·
Replies
10

Exciting Potential IgNobel Prize Research

  • BillTre
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

Medical Biochemical reason behind (neurotic) perfectionism

  • Tyto alba
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

What are the latest advancements in developing cyborg technology?

  • BillTre
  • · Replies 10 ·
Replies
10

Medical What websites do medical researchers use?

  • FallenApple
  • · Replies 7 ·
Replies
7

New Dog Breed Evolutionary Tree

  • BillTre
  • · Replies 6 ·
Replies
6

Fetal Lamb in a Bag: Scientists Hope to Replicate for Humans

  • BillTre
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

Kuphus polythalamia - Giant ShipWorm

  • 256bits
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Ape grooming a human in a viral video

  • Aufbauwerk 2045
  • · Replies 5 ·
Replies
5

Medical What Motivates Germs to Infect Our Bodies?

  • mktsgm
  • · Replies 5 ·
Replies
5

Crafting Carbon-Based Life Form for Space

  • hsdrop
  • · Replies 7 ·
Replies
7

Medical Does Brain Plasticity Continue to Develop as We Age?

  • Blue Scallop
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

What is the largest an animal can be?

  • cjackson
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Medical Does exercise help elderly people digest food and get more energy?

  • gianeshwar
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Important Fossil Site Under Threat

  • BillTre
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Fossil Close to Branching of Dinos, Birds, and Crocs

  • BillTre
  • · Replies 8 ·
Replies
8

Down syndrome -- level of mental disability

  • Mohammad Hunter
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

Medical Chagas Disease: A Hidden Threat to Latin Americans?

  • wolram
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Why Can't We Remember Being in the Womb?

  • Shakir
  • · Replies 7 ·
Replies
7

Tricorder Diagnoses 13 Conditions

  • BillTre
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

Does serotonin cause contempt and disgust in Lövheim's cube model?

  • icakeov
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Is Electric Toothbrush better then regular toothbrushes?

  • SidnSutton
  • · Replies 9 ·
Replies
9

How are OCD and depression linked in the brain?

  • Shakir
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Medical Eating without Hunger: Effects and Consequences

  • mktsgm
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Insights Real Research in Unexpected Places - Boat Ramps - Comments

  • Dr. Courtney
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

What is the reason behind bioluminescent displays in phytoplankton?

  • AryaUnderfoot
  • · Replies 8 ·
Replies
8

Endosymbiotic Theory: What Happened to Membrane-Bound Organelles?

  • Thejas15101998
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Can Eating 100 Grams of Food Result in More than 100 Grams of Weight Gain?

  • Chitose
  • · Replies 16 ·
Replies
16

Brief Overview of Programming Mammalian Cells

  • BillTre
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Chiral life concept - creating mirror image synthetic life?

  • jarekd
  • · Replies 10 ·
Replies
10