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Saltwater fish in Freshwater diluted with salt
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Glucose structure and insulin resistance
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How to interpret thermal shift experiment's work for binding?
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What's Causing Phantom Scan Reconstruction Errors in NRecon?
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RNA Evolves to an Ecosystem of Hosts & Parasites
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What would happen if I pinch my nose while I sneeze?
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What Caused the Domestication of Dogs and Cats?
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Medical How Do Surgeons Perform Lung Transplants on Patients with Reversed Organs?
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Is the Origin of Korotkoff Sounds Rooted in the Resonance of the Arterial Wall?
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Sex Differences in Adolescent Brain Development & Depression Risk
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Engineered white blood cells may eliminate cancer?
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Medical BP measurement : is it ok to re-inflate gently around threshold?
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Have You Spotted These Giant Joro Spiders in Your Area?
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Query re: Partial pressures of O2 in high vs low pressure environments
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Astrobotany: Can Plants Grow Bigger in Outer Space?
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Rorschach Inkblot test - any use in academic or career counseling?
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Insect bites - why does heat treatment relieve itching?
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Why are wasp bites often overlooked and how can they be treated effectively?
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Generally, are psychedelics helpful or harmful?
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Lead hazard in Chinese crystals
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Did Bacteria Transfer Genes to Asp Caterpillars to Produce Unique Venom?
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Detecting Martian Life: How Can We Find Evidence of Slow Life on the Red Planet?
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Distinguish Leaves vs Leaflets: Objective Criteria
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Is Malaria Making a Comeback in the US?
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Importance of Y-chromosome in avoiding bladder cancer?
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Surviving in Space: The Truth About Human Adaptation and Evolution
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Science Fair winner studies Claudin-5, a potential biomarker
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Why Is the Origin of COVID-19 Causing Controversy?
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Dana octopus squid, Taningia danae
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State function question as it applies to Biology/Physiology
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COVID Covid Long Haulers: Statistics Show Potential for Serious Health Issue
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Medical BOSE Hearing Aids and Hearing Assist Technology
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Medical Does the human brain really have a limit for memory storage?
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Medical Skin exposure with 35S Methionine?
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Why do we use a gradient in centrifugation?
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Dysentery found in Old Testament latrine, 7th Century BCE
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South Carolina is being invaded by Armadillos
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Here be monsters (Orcas sinking boats on purpose)
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Anomalocaris Video (Earth's First Predator)
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Do all bactriophages cross the blood brain barrier?
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Review of Drosophila Visual Processing
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First pass at creating a human pangenome
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Medical What are some cases (if any) of people coming back from the dead?
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What is the role of insulin other than translocating GLUT-4 proteins?
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Did Denisovans really disappear?
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Ancient Human Relative Walked Upright 7 Million Years Ago
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Normally insulin levels are not measured in type-2 diabetes. Why?
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Are Trees Observing Through Cladoptosis?
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How do intra-oral scanners work?
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Radio Wave Induced Firing Of Neurons Through Ca2+ Channel Manipulation
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Are humans naturally omnivores?
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Recent Article on the Evolution of a Theory of Covid Origins
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Gold jewelry and fertility issues
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Medical 3 Ball Incentive Spirometer -- Exhalation mode?
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Sepsis is often misdiagnosed, or just missed. That may change soon.
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Why Does DNA Absorb Best at 260nm in Molecular Biology?
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Mechanics of Spinning Around (effects on inner ear)
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Can I Still Grow a Plant from a Fuzzy Potato?
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Mechanism of asymptomatic Covid infections
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Can Falling in Love Increase Longevity? Psychology & Science Explained
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Origin of Life Chemistry interview with Bill Martin
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What was the original purpose of the chainsaw?
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Virus mutation by artificially guided selection
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Systematic review of plant sex terms?
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COVID Vaccines: Annual Updates and Potential Impacts on Immunity and Profit
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New Stroke Treatment: Quick Removal of Clot for Good Recovery
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Is China's 'Zero COVID' Policy Coming to an End?
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Nail Growth: How Skin Under Nails Moves
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Unwanted biochemistry that would benefit us?
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Medical Is there a contradiction between growth and membrane potential?
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Transcription Factor Inhibition vs. Gene Methylation?
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Can organic molecules from space initiate self-sufficient chemical systems?
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Sexing Winston the Chinese Pond Turtle
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Is there a way to use the hydrogen in the human body?
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Medical Are We Only Measuring Hydrostatic Pressure When Assessing Blood Pressure?
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Medical Is Renin an enzyme or a hormone?
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How do evolutionists construct descendency trees from fossils?
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How Did Donkeys Influence Human History?
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Medical Can vitamin K supplements help stabilize INR in VKA (warfarin) therapy
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Medical Why do we say basolateral membrane and not basal?
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Medical Biochemistry (Nucleotide Polymerization)
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Sex Improves Nasal Breathing: New Use for Sexual Intercourse
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What is the cost of muscle flexibility?
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Why are my Earthworms Turning into Slime?
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Rare Disease in Yorkshire, England: A Case Study
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Streptococcus pyogenes (group A strep) and surge of infections
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Fentanyl vaccine may have been discovered
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Is There an Evolutionary Link Between Cancer and Autoimmune Diseases?
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Do Bats Have an Evolutionary History Rooted in Myth or Science?
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An idea to improve kidney function
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Medical Health side effects caused by serotonin–dopamine-antagonist-antipsychotics
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COVID COVID-19 Vaccine Progress: Are We Ready for Rollout in Australia?
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Mixing between Neolithic Farmers and Mesolithic Hunter-Gatherers
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Why is the US Experiencing a Surge in RSV Infections Out of Season?
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Lost at Sea ~ The Nantucket story
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Online graphing calculator for dosages?
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COVID UQ Still Forging Ahead With Clamp Technology Vaccine
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Why does Rh incompatibility need previous sensibilization but ABO doesn't?
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Theoretical substantiation of the handicap principle
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Medical Nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN, Vitamin B3)
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