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Carpenter Ants in Kitchen: Spring Migrations?

  • DaveC426913
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Organic food is a 'deceitful, expensive scam'

  • BWV
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Mysterious Reaction to Small Magnet: Investigating an Unexplained Phenomenon

  • hagopbul
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Mild Covid-19 Linked to Brain Damage

  • Jarvis323
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Understanding Increase in Peripheral Resistance & Blood Pressure

  • jaumzaum
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Dead shark had meningitis in "world's first" case

  • Isopod
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How far are we from producing artificial cells in the lab?

  • Aidyan
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Does the human eye magnify objects?

  • LightningInAJar
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ECMO for Deep Sea Scuba diving?

  • Stormer
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Microscope Recommendations: Good value for money and takes photos?

  • Isopod
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Pan-SARS-CoV-2 prophylactic and therapeutic - TMPRSS2 inhibitor

  • Tom.G
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What data can we use to help evaluate Russian biowarfare allegations?

  • Mike S.
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Prefrontal cortex: what using it feels like at a subjective level

  • Mike S.
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News What animals are thinking and feeling, and....

  • symbolipoint
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Medical Question about reactions in biochemistry

  • samy4408
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Aging: mitochondrial damage and aging

  • jim mcnamara
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Animal congregation catch-all title?

  • icakeov
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COVID Dizzy & Headache = 75% chance of Cognitive Issues as Aftereffects

  • Tom.G
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Can you live on soya milk and fruit?

  • skyshrimp
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Insights Probabilistic Factors Involved in Disease and Virus Testing

  • PeroK
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Medical New Born baby with single kidney (Renal agenesis)

  • akerkarprashant
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Viruses become less deadly over time?

  • ElliotSmith
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Medical What Do People Born Blind Experience When Their Visual Cortex Is Stimulated?

  • Andrew Wright
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Are humans on the verge of extinction? Opinion piece

  • jim mcnamara
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Heme iron and cardiovascular disease

  • nomadreid
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COVID Designer viruses as vaccines: yea or nay?

  • hutchphd
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Please can someone help explain the Pinnocchio Illusion?

  • some bloke
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Medical Therapy holds back Cancer more than a decade

  • Tom.G
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New SARS-Cov-2 variant, "Deltacron" = Delta + Omicron variants

  • Astronuc
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How do mutations in gene regulatory DNA shape the fitness landscape?

  • jim mcnamara
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Medical Error measuring glucose optical sensor

  • niloofar
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COVID Cannabinoids Block Cellular Entry of SARS-CoV-2 and variants

  • Tom.G
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Meningococcal purpura fulminan disease (type of food poisoning)

  • Astronuc
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Medical Curly hair gene, straight hair gene

  • PainterGuy
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What's going on with the COVID cases in Alabama?

  • Mike S.
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Unpacking the Complexity of Human DNA

  • moriah
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Help Solve/Identify Mystery Wet Spot on Clothes

  • kyphysics
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Patterns in dendritic tree branches of neurons

  • threenplusone
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Medical Targeting microbial metabolites to treat autism

  • Ygggdrasil
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Large flock of birds seems to fly into ground, many dead and injured

  • Spinnor
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Are You Prepared for a Bear Encounter?

  • jedishrfu
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Truth and facts about soy, soy products and tofu (some questions)

  • timeuser84
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COVID Antihistamines & Postacute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2: A Case Study

  • Tom.G
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Replication in an Entity vs. Replication of an Entity

  • BillTre
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RSV cases among children rising following SARS-Cov-2 pandemic

  • Astronuc
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COVID Stunning Effectiveness of the Covid Vaccines

  • bhobba
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My Failed University Life: Addictions, Depression, and Uncertain Future

  • shivajikobardan
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Medicare Advantage Plan Commercials

  • dlgoff
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Long Covid and gut microbiotic changes

  • jim mcnamara
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How do plasma membranes prevent ions from diffusing?

  • Darkmisc
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COVID Mouthwash disaggregation of SARS-CoV-2 virus-like particles

  • Tom.G
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"Dormant" virus, chicken pox, Shingles, vaccination - confused

  • symbolipoint
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Moderna Booster Effective for at least 6 Months against Omicron

  • Tom.G
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Medical Limb Regeneration and Functional Recovery in adult Xenopus laevis

  • Tom.G
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COVID A promising therapeutic solution to COVID-19 - using ACE2 decoy

  • Andrew Mason
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Current disease events in wildlife and domestic animals

  • Astronuc
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Health Risk of Abrasive Scrubbing in the Kitchen

  • kenny1999
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Multiple Sclerosis and Epstein-Barr virus infection

  • jim mcnamara
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Is it true that every behavior is acquired?

  • ORF
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The Science Behind Your Eyes: How Rods & Cones Work

  • frost_zero
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Does oxidative stress play a role in Covid and its severity?

  • jim mcnamara
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What is growing inside plastic?

  • Philip Koeck
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Medical Does the immune system go inside of tumors?

  • Steven Ellet
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Medical What determines the long-term effectiveness of a viral vaccine?

  • mktsgm
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Are Bugs in Our Food Actually Nutritious?

  • kenny1999
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COVID US Postal Service begins shipping free COVID tests

  • Ygggdrasil
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COVID Hospitalized COVID-19 Brain Damage greater than in Alzheimers....

  • Tom.G
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Has Anyone Ever Taken a Drug Causing Major Psychological Problem?

  • kyphysics
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In Vibroacoustic Therapy does the transducers have to be on the skin ?

  • btb4198
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What size of piezocrystal required to depolarize a single nerve?

  • Next223
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COVID SARS-CoV-2 Mutations: B.1.1.7, B.1.351 & D614G Research

  • Ygggdrasil
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How are blood glucose monitoring modules installed in arms?

  • berkeman
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COVID What do we know about the new Covid variant B.1.640.2 and its potential dangers?

  • Sagittarius A-Star
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Optical qualities of prism sheet and glass substrate (LCD screen)

  • informerkh
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How Does DNA Influence Instinctive Behavior and Innate Memory?

  • precisionart
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Edward O. Wilson Renowned PhD Biologist, The Ant Man, has died at 92

  • jedishrfu
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Why do we consider Neanderthals a different species than humans?

  • Aidyan
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How Are COVID-19 Cases and Deaths Trending Globally?

  • dlgoff
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COVID COVID-19 in Brain (and rest of body) up to 8 months (so far)

  • Tom.G
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BMJ article on malpractice, Pfizer trials

  • pinball1970
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Hair Depilation? (with hair removers like Nair)

  • LightningInAJar
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Viruses : Are there Male, Female Viruses?

  • WWGD
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How Can a Parent Best Support a Child in Nursing School?

  • dlgoff
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COVID Remdesivir - a possible treatment for COVID-19?

  • Andrew Mason
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Medical Omicron Variant: Infectious But Less Virulent?

  • berkeman
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History of droplets vs. aerosol transmission

  • mfb
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Impact of alcohol and reduced cabin pressure on flights?

  • .Scott
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What was the top breakthrough of 2021 according to Science readers?

  • BillTre
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COVID Replication of SARS-CoV-2 in adipose tissue

  • Sagittarius A-Star
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Curing meat in vacuum, faster than without?

  • Havouza15
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Mom Worries About Daughter With Norovirus

  • dlgoff
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Medical Regeneration of optics nerves -- How?

  • LightningInAJar
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Medical What is the significance of binomial nomenclature in distinguishing species?

  • Nethrz
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Animal sizes in low gravity environments

  • GregM
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Can twin cats have mirror image fur colors?

  • Stephen Tashi
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