Biology and Medical Forum

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How fast does biological chemistry happen?

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Sugar content in chopped fruit to un-chopped fruit

  • happyhacker
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COVID Why some people remain asymptomatic with COVID-19

  • berkeman
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Looking for a Specific Kind of Research Study (Neurostimulation)

  • BHL 20
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How Can You Get a Crying Baby to Sleep?

  • .Scott
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Medical What Are the Dangers of Blindly Trusting Medical Professionals?

  • gleem
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Why did I start getting sick more often after moving in with my husband?

  • Nintend0possum
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Who Are the 2022 Ig Nobel Prize Winners and What Are Their Research Topics?

  • anorlunda
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Medical Epstein-Barr virus and multiple sclerosis through molecular mimicry

  • Tom.G
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Monarch Butterflies: Endangered Species at Risk of Extinction

  • dlgoff
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Medical Derealization parts of brain? (schizophrenia)

  • LightningInAJar
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Can arteries be reabsorbed or redirected away from the trigeminal nerve?

  • LightningInAJar
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Focal length of LCD screen as a car's rear view mirror

  • Melbourne Guy
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What is biological information beyond DNA and protein sequences?

  • BillTre
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Soup sachet nutritional label shows increasing grams when diluted with water

  • pinball1970
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Genetic code other than DNA (moved)

  • KingGambit
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Why does the DNA codon ACG code for threonine in the RNA codon table?

  • nomadreid
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Taste differences between Coca-Cola and Pepsi

  • symbolipoint
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Why do scientists call evolution a "theory"?

  • Jupiter60
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Medical Why does the penis stop responding to testosterone after puberty?

  • jaumzaum
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Medical Natural compounds for radiation protection

  • hilbert2
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Is the Styrofoam used for food today modified?

  • kenny1999
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How to deal with depression in undergraduate studies?

  • LCSphysicist
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Can People Be Neither Right Nor Left Handed?

  • symbolipoint
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Medical Nootropics that improve motor reaction time

  • hilbert2
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COVID Covid Variant Omicron (B.1.1.529)

  • StevieTNZ
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US supplement safety: labeling requirements and overdose statistics

  • jim mcnamara
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Mouse Embryos Grown WITHOUT Eggs or Sperm

  • Tom.G
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Medical Is the oral polio vaccine causing an unexpected problem in the UK?

  • pinball1970
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A Nice history of Evolutionary Thinking

  • BillTre
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Why Do Chimpanzees Have Superior Memory but Limited Language Skills?

  • symbolipoint
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How Did My Health Insurer Save Me THIS Much?

  • kyphysics
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Could we filter out diseases with a process similar to dialysis?

  • kolleamm
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Anne Heche is not expected to survive

  • fresh_42
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No clear link between low serotonin and depression - study

  • StevieTNZ
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Medical Why are secondary reaction tests needed for brain death diagnosis?

  • nomadreid
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Do supplements and adaptogens truly work?

  • Maximum7
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New type of henipavirus identified - Langya

  • Astronuc
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Are we predisposed to run along the line of a falling tree?

  • Melbourne Guy
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What is the current scientific consensus on myofascial trigger points?

  • Awwtumn
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Psychopaths have Bigger Striatum area in Brain

  • Tom.G
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Powassan virus on the rise in the US?

  • Astronuc
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Long COVID - Blood Markers linked to Mental Problems

  • Tom.G
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Is Biology the Misunderstood Science?

  • BillTre
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AlphaFold Catalogues 200 Million Protein Fold Predictions

  • .Scott
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Does wearing a wet shirt help cool you down in hot weather?

  • Yolk
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Medical Acute severe Hepatitis in Children, theories as to causation

  • Oldman too
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What are the effects of climate change on animal breeding patterns?

  • BillTre
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Biological model of Alzheimer’s based upon fabricated research

  • BWV
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How might plant life look different on other theoretical planets?

  • clevend
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Shouldn't they use carbon dioxide monitors?

  • PainterGuy
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What bird species laid these eggs in my garden?

  • DaveC426913
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Push-ups with feet on stairs above body's CoM -- Why does it seem harder?

  • Melbourne Guy
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Are Antineoplastons actually a cure or significant treatment of cancer

  • Nic sign
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How can life exist in an increasingly entropic universe?

  • megacal
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What triggers fatigue during illness?

  • mktsgm
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COVID US maternal mortality increased 33% during pandemic: Study

  • berkeman
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Giant Hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum) - dangerous plant

  • Astronuc
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Eating based on the food pyramid vs Mediterranean and no meat

  • timeuser84
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Can inactivity or to much inactivity give you diabetes?

  • timeuser84
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Insights What is evolution?

  • Ryan_m_b
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Can you identify if a jawbone I found is human?

  • Tiger Blood
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Parental pressure forcing kids into unwanted medical careers

  • symbolipoint
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What happens to non-respiratory gases in the lungs?

  • Amaterasu21
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Medical How does human eye decode different geometric shapes such as circle?

  • PainterGuy
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Black Death pandemic in medieval Europe -- prevention?

  • Aidyan
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What is the underlying physiological mechanism of itch?

  • mktsgm
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Sex determination based on food availability

  • mark!
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Medical Drinking water and the release of gastric acid

  • PainterGuy
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Do viruses eventually cause species extinction?

  • synch
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Can synthetic viruses be created in a lab and become pathogenic?

  • mktsgm
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The Data Science of Elizabeth Bik Unmasks Hydrochloraquin

  • jedishrfu
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US COVID deaths approaching 1 million as of March 2022

  • jim mcnamara
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Nick Lane on biochemical pathways in the origin of life

  • BillTre
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Cases of Monkey Pox in England/UK, US, Portugal, Spain

  • Astronuc
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Which Dinosaurs Were Warm Blooded or Cold Blooded?

  • BillTre
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Medical Where does the first carbon come from in fatty acid synthesis?

  • samy4408
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Medical How do severed capillaries get re-joined on their own after an injury?

  • PainterGuy
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Can an anti-itch cream treat secondary itching caused by insect bites?

  • DaveC426913
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Are Minor Bases and Nucleosides the Same Thing

  • samy4408
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Book Review: The Gene's-Eye View of Evolution

  • BillTre
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Toxic mushrooms and fungi, their toxins and effects of poisoning

  • Astronuc
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Medical Why does enzyme catalysis seem to violate path independence of free energy?

  • samy4408
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COVID How Will North Korea Handle Its First Major COVID Outbreak?

  • Trollfaz
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Self-watering plant pots vs pots that drain

  • Stephen Tashi
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Medical Promising Results: Stanford's Vibrating Glove Treats Parkinson's Disease

  • berkeman
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Working out after plastic surgery

  • jaumzaum
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COVID Long-term symptoms in recovered COVID patients

  • gleem
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Medical Fecal microbiota transplant reverses aging markers in mice

  • Tom.G
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Spike protein level in blood, vaccinated vs. infected study

  • artis
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Why Do We Need ATP for Endergonic Reactions in Metabolism?

  • mktsgm
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Raw genetic data: Plink and TPED file

  • DaveC426913
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COVID Booster Shots - Thoughts/News?

  • kyphysics
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COVID Various approaches to new anti-viral drugs to treat COVID-19

  • Andrew Mason
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Big Article on Dog Breeds in Science

  • BillTre
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