Human Definition and 880 Threads

Hi, I'm currently working on a bio assignment on human karyotypes and I've come across two questions that I've been researching on, but had no luck so far. 1) Why in some karyotype charts is the X chromosome(s) placed at the end of row 3 while the Y chromosome at the end of row 4? my guess is...

I'm a cartoonist and I'm currently working on a story that involves a 6-inch person and a long, outdoor trek. I'd like to introduce as many real-world issues to the equation as possible, and so here I am, intruding upon your forum to pick your mighty brains. :) I'd really be interested in any...

Breaking news; see this NY Times story. Two separate genes for brain size have been shown to have developed rapidly in recent times under selection, one since -37,000 (Cro-Magnon era), the other since only -5300 (neolithic, just before writing invented). The papers describing the research are...

An unusual proposal for the concept of a human subject is proposed in the thread about Gregg Rosenberg’s book (chapter 12 and chapter 13). I want to discuss it independent of the context of Rosenberg. It is proposed that a (human) subject is: “a thing that experiences a bounded unit of...

Do you talk to your dog or cat as if they were a person? Do you think that they understand you; to what extent? How about the bird or hamster...or the goldfish? :rolleyes: Plants? The computer? The cars? Paint cans? Centerfolds?

I recall there being several past topics where we debated whether evolution is still ongoing for humans. I just found & wanted to share http://pharyngula.org/index/weblog/comments/or_maybe_its_an_example_of_absurdist_british_humor/" ...

What is the Closest We Have to AI (within normal human "g" range)? Requesting info. please, thanks. Also, second question: I heard something about scientists mapping every human synapses and neurons in the brain and then somehow transforming these into artificial neural nets. How do they do...

The Earth's current Human population is 6 Billion. Some time in 1940 the world population was 3 billion and around 1750 the population was about 500 million. Is there a scientific method to extrapolate the Human population for the date 5000 b.c? Thanks.

I’d guess the majority of people participating at this site would say intellect. After all, isn’t that what most of us believe sets us apart from other animals? In fact, I am fairly certain there are those here who would say the ability to reason entirely distinguishes human consciousness...

Can anyone please help me to find the sizes (Da) for these human pituitary proteins? i have looked for them in Entrez and other bioinformatic sites, but am really not sure if they are right. Please, recheck them for me. Thanks a bunch! 1. Glycoprotein hormones alpha chain i have a vERY...

i am looking for some human pituitary proteins for example glucocorticoid receptor. the problem is i get only the answer for human glucocorticoid receptor and not glucocorticoid receptor from human pituitary. as i know glucocorticoid receptor is different in different human locations, then how...

Divination: The end of the human ------------------------------------------------ From the two Chinese ancient famous divination book, Ming dynasty "Jin-ling-ta" and the Tang dynasty "Cang-tou-shi", they predicted the end of the human and the world would be several centuries later the "Chicken...

I plan running SDS-PAGE to get the protein profile of human tissues. Which kit is best for this purpose and how can i measure the concentration of a mixture of different proteins? I can measure the protein concentration when it is just a single kind of protein in the mixture, but how about when...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimera_%28animal%29 DHC [Discovery Health Channel] ran a special called "I am my own twin", which is about two women who are both chimeras. One of these nearly lost her two children through the courts because she couldn't prove that she was the mother - the DNA...

Due to a peculiar combination of events, I've been thinking about human nature and the nature of scientific inquiry... a scary thought. For example, how does a scientist answer the question 'why is the universe exactly the size it is [feel free to insert the gravitational constant, speed of...

The past must never be forgiven, or forgotton. Years gone by are not simply a blurb in a textbook but a living record that repeats again and again in the present among the swarming multitudes who all too easily ignore or forget the lessons of history, doomed to repeat them all over tomorrow and...

What is it about 2 carbons, 5 hydrogens and a hydroxyl that causes people to become intoxicated when they drink alcohol? Also, why does alcohol have a degenerative effect on the liver, kidney, heart, brain etc.? Thanks, Jacob

This isn't a book review, so forgive me if I'm posting it in the wrong place. o:) Anyways, I am looking for some reccomendations on books about how the human brain works... consciousness, subconciousness, dreams, memories, telekenesis, recent research findings, etc. I don't want anything...

Well a minute ago I was singing a few lines of a song to myself--"California Babylon." It's a song that grows on you. But anyway, I looked it up on Google so I could post the lyrics here. But a funny thing happened... I was singing "Three men standing and they love what they do. You won't...

From http://www.whatwemaybe.org/ His new book is free to download from http://www.whatwemaybe.org/

I wonder how will we become after a certain long duration that our environment gets completely destroyed ? Are there any theories supporting the truth that we develop only within our own environment ? Anything I guess against it is also fine. Thanks a lot,

If you injected human growth hormone, or something like that, into the brain, would it grow

So what do you people think? What are the arguments for each?

This idea came up in another thread and I thought it might make for an interesting discussion. So, what are your thoughts? I have always believed that the loss of the library at Alexandria may be one of the greatest tragedies of all time. Of course we can't know what we are missing, but there is...

Human Pressure! Help Please! I'm having a difficult time getting this blood pressure problem to work out. Here is the question: Neglecting the pressure drop due to resistance, calculate the blood pressure in mmHg in an artery in the brain 30 cm above the heart. The pressure at the heartis...

So hwo many calories does the average adult male use up in a day? And no heaving lifting or really tough work but no sitting around at a desk all day or anything. And how many calories would you need to use up to get rid of a pound.

does nature or nurture shape us? isn't it just both?

[FONT=Palatino Linotype]Human Life is Purportedly Pricelss! When should life supporting machines be turned off? What are the actual deciding factors for turning off life supporting machines? Who decides when to be born? Ultimately, who decides who lives and who dies...who has the final word??

i'm now preparing a presentation on the human genome project and get stuck when reaching the part of pros and cons. I've searched on the web for hours and still can't find some useful points for the cons section. frustrated. can you guys help me in this cons section?? luv ya~

A human eyeball is about 2 cm long and the pupil has a maximum diameter of about 5 mm. What is the speed of this lens? f-stop = 2 cm / .5 cm f-stop = 4 is this it? I'm not sure if I found the right formula in my book thanks

human energy problem! okay...i have this assignment that's due tomorrow morning so I'm begging for some help. There is only one problem that I'm totally lost on. [FONT=Comic Sans MS]A 50 kg hiker climbs a mountain 1000m high in 3 hrs. Assuming the average O2 consumption during his climb was...

Human brain is an observer , and the problem of this idea is observing himself the brain will observe an observer observe an observer observe an observer ... to infinity. the real problem appears to people who work in computional simulation of brain ( infinite loop ) can this cycle have any...

An http://inteldump.powerblogs.com/archives/archive_2005_02_20-2005_02_26.shtml#1109378141 of the recently released book Guantánamo: The War on Human Rights by David Rose.

With the completion of mapping the human genome what consequences will this have on humanity. Will we be able to engineer humans before birth or be able to look at several candidates and pick the best one? I am really curious about this subject. Sorry for my ignorance in biology.

I have some questions : :smile: 1> Would you please tell me what slows down the development of human nervous system ? 2> A situation: A very cute two year old baby was playing with his toys: I let him see a pink ball, ten times. Then let him see a blue ball. I tried to observe his actions and...

Hey this is more of a general question than a problem... What happens to a human body after it has reached its magnetic exposure limit (.2 Telsa)? Does the magnetism pull iron out of the blood stream, or cause any severe or fatal health issues? Something must happen, or else there would be no...

If a superior being is as advanced compared to us as we are to a fruit fly, would there be any immorality if that being swatted us like a bunch of fruit flies?

Why mongoloid people have slanted eyes or blacks big lips etc.Is that the adaptation to the climate ?

mass of the human soul... quirky sounding title so sorry. I have heard somewhere that human mass reduces by a few grammes or so when they die and some people say that this is the soul leaving. Ok - so I'm pretty sure that is not the case. If you consider the flow of blood around the...

http://www.ecn.org/cunfi/spedicgalact.pdf

After seeing images from recent Tsunami in Asia and hundreds/thousands of human corpses lying all over the place, i just wonder how bad is stench of rotting dead bodies lying in warm climate like in Indonesia? Is it kind of like regular road kill or dead cow, or maybe the smell is...

Why is phosphate so key in the human body? ----- Life is a problem... SOLVE IT!

Is society not "The Ever Changing and Most Usefull Human Evolution" ? What are your opinions? ---- Life is a giant problem. SOLVE IT!

How can a human produce the greatest amount of physical power? One method of producing a great amount of power is a bicycle. The strongest humans can output several horsepower for a while using a bicycle. But this seems limited because it involves primarily the legs without involving other...

Since the evolution of homo sapiens it appears that there have been some shifts in human consciousness. There have been shifts from a consciousness of hunting and gathering to the eventual consciousness that gave rise to agricultural societies. From this we have rise to our present industrial...

What will be the last existing vestige of the human race? How shall it compare to the first such evidence? Will it be characteristic of humanity in general?

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i didnt know where this should go so i just put it in general. I am doing a culminating project on Voltaire in my philosophy class. one problem i encountered was that i don't know very much about Voltaire though he does seem interesting i know he was a poet, author etc but i don't know exactly...

Hey this is a weird subject but have any of you ever thought about what causes it, if it is indeed real? I have a theory but it may be totally wrong as I don't have a background in physics or chemistry. Well I read about solar neutrinos and how they pass through our bodies all the time. They...

Can somebody help me in giving information about the results of Human Genome Project.i hope there ultimate aim is to find out all the possible combinations of available 30000-400000 chromoomes in human body.Were they able to draw the expected results? My second question is whether any possible...