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    Can evolution theory work from a plan over generations ?

    eeh so much stuff that doesn't go anywhere. Darwin is nobody in today's biology world, people are praising him too much. evolution of particular gene functions that are better than other genes is a much better way to study evolution.
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    What Animal is in Photo from Shenzhen?

    your picture doesn't work, upload it to imageshack.us, then display it here.
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    What does fatty acid synthesis imply?

    I think you are making this sound harder than it is. Pantothenic acid is just a molecule that is used in the synthesis of those molecules listed. You need this thing in order to make other things like those hormones, neurotransmitters. It's just a building block. It does not make and break...
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    Linkage Disequilibrium in Genetics: Definition & Difference

    alright i was a bit off, sorry about that
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    Linkage Disequilibrium in Genetics: Definition & Difference

    u been using wikipedia too much dpsguy, if u know normal linkage, then u are almost there. state/loci, same meaning. The phenomenom can only analyzed in populations so u have more data to compare with each other, that's all.
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    Can I Contract Oral Herpes By Sharing a Bottle?

    the detergent used in the wash should be pretty damaging to the proteins on the virus.
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    Why is the Third Line of Defense in Nature Specific?

    it's specific because it's protein antibody-antigen binding, similar to enzyme substrate binding, which has to be specific. antibody produced from the B-cell stimulated by the T cells. if u need to write an essay on this then I'll have to write more. Nonspecifc macrophage go after a bunch of...
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    Methanotrophic bacteria / enzymes

    my friend is working on a way to increase the productivity of ethanol from sugar in bacteria. Two different things i know i know, but he knows more about the enzymes involved in these processes. interested in contacting him?
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    Medical How Does Taxol Specifically Target Cancer Cells?

    short answer, cancer divides fastest, need more microtubule, break down, built up. taxol bind to them first. Long answer, I am sure it goes after everything else and screw up the body like any other chemo.
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    Ebola outbreaks killing thousands of gorillas and chimpanzees

    also these are like endangered animals right? u kind of have to save them
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    What are the key genetic differences between animals and plants?

    is this a homework question? question 1, u should know this, or at least know some examples question 2, look at how the two live differently, there is a probably a gene behind that. question 3, no mutation means hmmm we wouldn't be here today. don't care how u are going to argue that one or...
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    Could archea proton pump be put in a chloroplast?

    how are they different? can u get me a diagram? and these pumps are big membrane proteins, don't think it would be that easy to just move it here, even if u add the genes from one to the other. If u really want to increase energy yield of a plant, try to think of way to increase the carbon...
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    Why is the Third Line of Defense in Nature Specific?

    hmm ok vaccine makes the body immune to specifc antigens, and nothing else. first line is the skin and other stuff, they are general. second line is the macrophages, they eat up pathogen in a general way. Now if u want more stuff u probably need to write down the specific process of...
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    Is Multi-Tasking While Eating Affecting Our Digestion?

    yeah that is pretty true with eating, nothing to it unless u want to know the details of the hormones and neuro transmitter stuff. For the tv I would say it's same principle. You need energy and resources to eat, while your brain wants to make neurotransmitters to think.