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Signal processing in the nervous system?

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Why do males have horns or antlers while females lack them?

  • nomadreid
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Understanding the logistics of oncolytic virotherapy

  • chops369
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Optic Chiasm a Gland or do the Nerves Twist

  • biferi
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Medical Anyone know where you can order free medical posters for the wall?

  • nauru
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Intelligence Enhancement using Viral Vectors

  • Desh
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What is the size of the Thalamus in relation to the rest of the brain?

  • biferi
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How big is the amygdala?

  • biferi
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How do you calculate Time to Steady State?

  • nukeman
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Trauma causing temporary unconsciousness: what happens physically?

  • KingNothing
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What is the role of Glutamate in modulating Schizophrenia ?

  • nukeman
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Why does spinning make you dizzy but linear motion doesn't?

  • bodhi
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Curing Cough with Banana Soup: Is it Safe and Effective?

  • Yh Hoo
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How Often Should You Visit the Dentist?

  • Monique
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Keratin And the White of Your Nail

  • Vodkacannon
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Does High Insulin Directly Cause Obesity?

  • bohm2
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Sleep-Texting: What's the Latest Unintended Consequence of Ambien Use?

  • jtbell
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Medical Can the Color of Numbers Change Without Learning Arithmetic?

  • InvalidID
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Why are we not tetrachromats in twilight?

  • snorkack
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Medical Floating Particles that are visible in the air question

  • Hfeline
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Medical Warning signs a cold virus is trying to take you down?

  • Spinnor
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High-heeled shoes and evolution theory.

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Brain Stem - Posterior Anatomy Question

  • biferi
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Medical Are Overnight Contact Lenses for Perfect Vision Legit?

  • Perceptron
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Are Humans Considered Animals in the Kingdom Animalia?

  • Dremmer
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Medical Is MRI a Better Option for Detecting Muscle Damage Compared to CT Scan?

  • Greg Bernhardt
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20% of Antibodies not specific?

  • gravenewworld
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Could You Have Prosopagnosia and Not Know It?

  • zoobyshoe
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Medical My hair is turning gray and feels like straw

  • Kutt
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Medical How do I prevent further progression of myopia when studying?

  • Perceptron
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Medical Consequences of Leukocytosis in old age woman

  • AGNuke
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Medical What is My Power Output and How Does It Compare to Others My Age?

  • Spinnor
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Genome paper conclusively proves Bigfoots are real

  • surajt88
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I understnding the Hypothalamus

  • biferi
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Medical Auto immune only attacks parts of the body?

  • brenan
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Converting cDNA to Protein Sequence: Methods and Recommendations

  • gravenewworld
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Do Insects Feel Pain? -The Facts

  • Kutt
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Medical Is the 4G internet tower harmful for health?

  • arunkumarmna
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Medical Why is homeopathy and alternative medicines not illegal?

  • misnderstudge
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Medical Involuntary motor reflex delay while sleepy

  • taylaron
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Are Emperor Penguins More Numerous Than We Thought?

  • dlgoff
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Effect of ambient light on eyes when watching television

  • mkbh_10
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Study finds domestic cats kill billions of birds and small mammals

  • russ_watters
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Medical Can't sleep, thinking too much.

  • JesseC
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Medical How accurate is wikipedia when it comes to radiotoxicology?

  • Zelyucha
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RIP Carl Woese, of three-domains fame

  • lpetrich
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Application of gas laws to home mold problems

  • Mayz
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Specifications of active transport.

  • extremcurious
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Any obsessive handwashers out there?

  • HeLiXe
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Wisdom The Albatross - A New Mom At 62 Years Old

  • lisab
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Why so many entries in revision history at ncbi?

  • hivesaeed4
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Shiba Inu ownership: temperament, training, and home-cooked nutrition

  • HeLiXe
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Where are the 5' and 3' UTRs in nucleotides 606-1430?

  • hivesaeed4
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What is the role of sterols in cell membranes?

  • hivesaeed4
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What are the causes of perceived emotions?

  • SamBridge
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Medical Engineers Are Reinventing Drug Testing

  • phion
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Cerebellum: The Little Brain or Tree of Life?

  • biferi
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Medical Where to find summaries of recent medical studies

  • Dian Cecht
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DNA - Tracing your ancestors out of Africa

  • Evo
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Growing vegetables for salsa in Virginia

  • DavidSnider
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Medical Some Male Soldiers Are Growing A (Yes, Just One) Breast

  • phion
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Medical Vitamin Supplements Associated With Increased Risk for Death

  • bohm2
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How do correct DNA strands get to attach at the centromere?

  • vibhuav
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Medical Why do I see orbs in light waves around bright lights?

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Post-transcriptional gene silencing (PTGS) and VIGS in plants

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Medical Should We Fight to Stay Conscious During an Injury?

  • lisab
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Why do animals vary so much in life span?

  • member 392791
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Gravity Sensitivity: How Humans Perceive Changes

  • Notinuse
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Quadruple-Helix DNA Found in Human Cells

  • AnTiFreeze3
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My biology teacher could barely speak English

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Medical Filaria: Why Lymphoedema Develops After Adult Worms Die

  • rajeshmarndi
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Medical Is AIDS really a death sentence?

  • Kutt
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Medical Static magnetic field and scalp

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Did you know these ten anatomical facts?

  • soroban
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What is a meta nucleus in context of biology?

  • Mr. College
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The reason why healthy things taste bad

  • causalset
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Medical What exactly is the difference between crystalloids and colloids?

  • sameeralord
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Medical Energy Drinks - Why would people do this to themselves?

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PEMF therapy: peer-reviewed quantitative research data

  • electricliff
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Solar powered vertebrate (through symbiosis with algae)

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Medical What are the physiological processes that initiate human choices and thinking?

  • LemuelUhuru
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Medical Why aren't hunger thirst and (the need to) sleep considered reflexes?

  • RabbitWho
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Medical Neuroscientist says PSAT score related to simple arithmetic skills

  • fourier jr
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Reversing/curing hearing loss (part 2)

  • Ouabache
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Medical How long does MCH stay elevated after beginning folate/b12 supplimentation?

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How would we detect human speciation if it occurred?

  • BenG549
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Why Are Only Maximal-Intensity Waves Observed in Bragg's Law?

  • Roo2
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Disadvantage of self pollination

  • kenny1999
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Medical What happens in your brain when you get blacked-out drunk?

  • Jamin2112
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Why do we laugh when we see people get hurt?

  • BenG549
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Medical Is the human jaw capable of producing infrasonic noises?

  • Elite Jacob
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Medical What are the Temperature Thresholds for Human Perception in Video Games?

  • Schilcote
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What is the significance of pneumatized bones in archosaurs?

  • hugs86
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What types of birds over-winter where you live?

  • turbo
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Is homo sapiens still evolving or is it the final stage?

  • Kutt
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Conceptual questions about chromosomes

  • kenny1999
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Skin/hair bug looks like a lobster?

  • 1plus1is10
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