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CN IV AND VI evolution?

Submitted by Nirvighnam_noor t3_yrepih on November 10, 2022 at 1:18 PM

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If the Human Genome Project represents a map of the genome of a few individuals, why is this relevant to humans as a whole if everybody has different genetics?

Submitted by bjardd t3_yoqp81 on November 7, 2022 at 3:41 PM

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Why do people say that we “turn oxygen into carbon dioxide?”

Submitted by 23Silicon t3_yq9ctu on November 9, 2022 at 5:12 AM

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How do medicines like Aspercreme work to relieve nerve or muscle pain if they are topical and not transdermal?

Submitted by freakydeku t3_yq9fdo on November 9, 2022 at 5:16 AM

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Does the dna of transplanted organs (organic material) change after the recipient successfully recovers?

Submitted by theZoid42 t3_yqjbjt on November 9, 2022 at 1:40 PM

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How does our body's immune system distinguish between pathogenic microorganisms and commensal?

Submitted by blue_sloth999 t3_yqjkow on November 9, 2022 at 1:51 PM

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If vaccines work by introducing a small amount of a foreign substance to your body to trigger an immune response to develop resistance, why don’t allergies work the same when they also trigger an immune response when exposed to something foreign to the body?

Submitted by jelllyjamms t3_yrbd3f on November 10, 2022 at 10:47 AM

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Why is CTE only discoverable post-mortem?

Submitted by Juanmilliondollars t3_ym5ds5 on November 4, 2022 at 5:45 PM

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is it possible for a sphere to reflect light like the moon does?

Submitted by coutt5 t3_ypkjel on November 8, 2022 at 12:21 PM

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I've been informed that a pig's orgasm is estimated to be around thirty minutes. However, I'm curious to know how they came to this conclusion. What's the science behind it?

Submitted by hatinsidecat t3_yol29v on November 7, 2022 at 12:15 PM

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In IVF treatment, when an embryo is donated to and carried by someone other than the biological mother, does the carrier have any impact on the child's genetics?

Submitted by [deleted] t3_yn4go5 on November 5, 2022 at 7:58 PM

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Has PTSD due to trauma and/or violence affected humans for centuries or is this a more recent phenomenon? Have there always been long-term effects when an individual experiences trauma and/or violence?

Submitted by shooflydont t3_ym5buo on November 4, 2022 at 5:43 PM

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If soil comes from dead plants, what substrate did the first terrestrial plants grow on?

Submitted by Bumbalu t3_yqrs27 on November 9, 2022 at 6:49 PM

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How do rocks naturally get knto the position of balancing on another rock?

Submitted by i_lickdick_and_itsok t3_yphz0b on November 8, 2022 at 10:24 AM

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AskScience AMA Series: We're NASA experts working on SWOT - an upcoming mission that will observe nearly all water on Earth's surface. Ask us anything!

Submitted by AskScienceModerator t3_ypk20c on November 8, 2022 at 12:00 PM

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AskScience AMA Series: I'm Kareem El-Badry, astrophysicist and black hole hunter. My team just discovered the nearest known black hole. AMA!

Submitted by AskScienceModerator t3_yqgxw4 on November 9, 2022 at 12:00 PM

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Has there been a global drop in men's testosterone levels in recent decades?

Submitted by St4nM4rsh t3_yoq6aw on November 7, 2022 at 3:23 PM

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Insects get stuck in a spider's web, why doesn't a spider get stuck in its own web?

Submitted by Koning_Health t3_ynky8r on November 6, 2022 at 8:48 AM

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What is more important to relieving drought: rain at the drought location, or rain/snow at the source of streams/rivers that feed into the location?

Submitted by dante662 t3_yopylf on November 7, 2022 at 3:16 PM

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During heart transplanting, how does the body survive before the heart is replaced?

Submitted by harkhinz t3_yn6uev on November 5, 2022 at 9:32 PM

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We know about viruses, bacteria and other microorganisms evolving to better infect other organisms. Consequently, diseases change too to some extent. Are there any examples of human bodies evolving to fight against these disease causing agents?

Submitted by ha_ha_ha_ha_hah t3_yo6whr on November 6, 2022 at 11:55 PM

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If iam heavy and tense like black hole can i bend fabric of space and slow time near me? Or?

Submitted by FAGANFromUnderTheBed t3_yp1qok on November 7, 2022 at 9:52 PM

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how does a cell know what it's "body parts" do? I mean how does the golgi apparatus know its function/what to do?

Submitted by DarkFireGerugex t3_ylplff on November 4, 2022 at 5:13 AM

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Does getting rid of mucus (coughing or nasal) help decrease your time of sickness (cold or flu/covid)?