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Managing Plant Growth: Slowing Down or Stopping Growth with Chemicals?

  • kateman
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Digestion Qs: Humans, Plants, Stomach & Intestine

  • biophysics
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Medical What is Serotonin? - Investigating Serotonin 83

  • php111
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Share Random Biology Facts Here!

  • Lanka
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Ivan Seeking Help: Peppada Hot Pepper Discovered in Africa

  • Evo
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What is the hardest general profession to get into initially?

  • WardenOfTheMint
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Components of O Type Blood & Rhesus Factor

  • bioquest
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Nutrition Thread: Discussion & Resources

  • ehrenfest
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News Legendary Climate Scientist Says Last Chance to Stop Global Warming

  • OrbitalPower
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Medical Is Laparoscopic Fundoplication the Solution to Your Acid Reflux Woes?

  • Evo
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Have you ever had to go to a hospital over seas?

  • gravenewworld
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Hartz Stay Off Training Aid for Pets

  • Ivan Seeking
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Medical What is a Healthy Blood Pressure and Heart Rate for a 30-Year-Old Smoker?

  • g33kski11z
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Medical Any Tips for Stopping a Bleeding Tongue in Dogs?

  • blimkie.k
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Carbon Nano Tubes is like asbest? the future of nano?

  • Fearless
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Zinc fingers and oxidative DNA damage

  • bioquest
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Medical What does your liver do with alcohol?

  • jimRH9
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What are some nice topics to read about in Biochem?

  • kingdomof
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What Are the Benefits and Risks of the CYP1A1 Gene?

  • SpicyRamen
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What Happens When Foxes Become Your Next-Door Neighbors?

  • BobG
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BIO Major Wait: Tips to Pass Time Before Fall Semester

  • kingdomof
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What Fossils Can You Find Outside?

  • Evo
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Can immune cell therapy be the breakthrough in cancer treatment?

  • Math Is Hard
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Medical Adult Neurogenesis: Where Do New Neurons Come From?

  • Mk
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Brain Death in Frogs: Is it True?

  • Ivan Seeking
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Raising a child in different gravity

  • justryanism
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Bacteria Make Major Evolutionary Shift in the Lab

  • Moridin
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Is Accidental Radioactive Contamination in Public Spaces a Real Concern?

  • roy2008
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Medical Is Photographic Memory a Medical Phenomenon or a Natural Ability?

  • TheUmer
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Did fruit flies evolve differently in zero gravity?

  • Santa1
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Investigating Causes of Mucus and Blood in My Cat's Stool

  • ~christina~
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Medical Losing Weight: Decrease Calories or Fat Intake?

  • Ed Aboud
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Medical Brain Recovery After Exhaustive Mental Work: Timeframe & Limits

  • Ry122
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Is Lactate Respiration Possible?

  • nokia8650
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Brain Surgery Risk: How to Decrease Intracranial Pressure & Repair Brain?

  • bioquest
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How molecular interactions are modeled

  • Q_Goest
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Evolution: 24 myths and misconceptions

  • Moridin
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Anyone tried that 'Spray-on Sunscreen'?

  • Saladsamurai
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Some Thoughts on the Health (Long)

  • JasonRox
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Is it unhealthy to consume mold?

  • Simfish
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Why Do Teens Drink Excessive Amounts of Alcohol?

  • _Muddy_
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Saving the Environment One Step at a Time

  • Greg Bernhardt
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Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)

  • _Mayday_
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Biological Physics (BioPhysics) + Kinematics

  • BioCore
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Why did QuackWatch lose the trial?

  • SF
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Are We a Living Thing? Cells & Coordination

  • Pythagorean
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NOVA's Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on Trial

  • Moridin
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Medical Dry Drowning: A Little-Known Risk to Children

  • lisab
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Role of laminine in development of PNS in mammalian cell?

  • hadi amiri 4
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Are Uncontacted Tribes Influenced by External Cultures?

  • rootX
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Stem Cell Technology in Humans: What's Being Used Now?

  • bioquest
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Medical Question about nanobots and medical science

  • peter kool
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Medical What is a lipoma and is it dangerous?

  • Mokae
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Can worms and turkey guts be turned into oil?

  • Durato
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Medical How much of our brain do we actually use?

  • Arian
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Medical What causes trichoptlosis? How to get rid of it?

  • Lisa!
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Unbelievable Spider Anomaly: Survived Underwater for Days!

  • mapsurfer
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Medical Is the Thymus Still Relevant in Adulthood and Laboratory Safety?

  • lisab
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X-Ray Oddities, not for the squeamish

  • Evo
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Help with Mourning Cloak Caterpillar with Missing Legs

  • ~christina~
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Peticure Elite - nail trimmer for pets

  • Ivan Seeking
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Can a Bone Stimulator Aid in Repairing Bones?

  • SF
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Suspended Animation and Aging: Can it Halt the Aging Process in Mice?

  • bioquest
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Explore the Tree of Life to All Species

  • LightbulbSun
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What exactly makes our skin beige?

  • Dragonfall
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Chiropractic/osteopathic treatment for back and neck pain?

  • _Muddy_
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Free will? Not as much as you think

  • SF
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Look at a mole. They have eyes, but they are small, and often

  • Holocene
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Pronouncing Endogenous Retroviruses

  • Moridin
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Washing USA Apples & Grapes - How Much Does it Help?

  • DaveC426913
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New Sedal Vegetal DNA: Repair Natural Hair Loss

  • Burnsys
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What sets biology apart from biochemistry?

  • physicsuser
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Microwaving has been known to cause anemia

  • SF
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Nail Growth Hormone: How to Grow Stronger & Faster Nails

  • _Muddy_
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Digestion-carbohydrate-ATP-energy efficiency

  • TR345
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Why Does House Seem Indifferent About His Patients?

  • _Mayday_
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Should Pilots Take Naps After Flying Low Altitude Planes?

  • tgt
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Medical Can Our Brain's Limited Perception Cause Visual 'Blank-Outs'?

  • CarbonBased
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News Can Scorpion Venom Help Treat Glioblastoma?

  • turbo
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Functioning DNA from an extinct animal

  • Ouabache
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What Does Systems Biology Really Mean?

  • Cincinnatus
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Medical What causes balding in men and are there any known cures?

  • TheUmer
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Medical Get Advice on How to Reduce Badly Influence of Sunrises

  • Villain
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Columbia River Sturgeon Conundrum Baffles Experts

  • Ivan Seeking
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Is Alcohol as Dangerous as Tobacco?

  • gravenewworld
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King Snake in a Tree - My Morning Visitor

  • edward
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Could Human and Chimp Produce Offspring?

  • Moridin
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Medical What Causes the Intense Pain from a 'Liver Strike' in Combat Sports?

  • Whazupp
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Ionized Arm Band: Does It Really Work?

  • scott_alexsk
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Medical Neurophysiology; An in-depth LTP and EPSP question, with diagram

  • WolfAtTheDoor
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Medical Lambert-Eaton vs. Myasthenia Gravis

  • greghouse
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Dino-might exhibit of Chinese fossils at OMSI

  • Janus
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Medical Nocturia, frequent need to urinate, causes

  • Mk
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Medical Why is sleep necessary for rest and rejuvenation?

  • TheUmer
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Medical Unraveling the Mysteries of Anesthesia: How Does It Work?

  • Phy6explorer
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Cell Membranes: Can Artificial Mitochondria Produce Cellular Energy?

  • bioquest
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Medical Can head transplants be used to save lives?

  • Count Iblis
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Medical Lactate, Exercise & Cramps: Questions Answered

  • daniel_i_l
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Can Eating Zimbabwean Chillis Cause Severe Burns?

  • _Mayday_
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