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ElkSkin t1_j4eh28w wrote
Reply to comment by saganmypants in How are animals given specific types of cancer for the purpose of medical experimentation? by InZerSchtinker
If injected cancer can take hold, why doesn’t skin or oral cancer spread person to person?
pagalvin t1_j4egarw wrote
Reply to comment by checksoutfine2 in What is the smallest possible black hole? by Durable_me
I recently read A Brief History of Black Holes by Dr. Becky Smethurst. She also has a great series of YouTubes and really good at explaining things IMO. I highly recommend both. Her book is not overly technical.
xXijanlinXx t1_j4efz1y wrote
Reply to comment by seanmorris in How do we know oxygen, and not another element, is the third most abundant element in the universe? by ChickFleih
Look at this and decide https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abundance_of_the_chemical_elements#/media/File:Elements_abundance-bars.svg
personally I think they are but there is also the unreasonably low amount of Perfect square elements which is strange
DoobiousMaximus420 t1_j4ee5mr wrote
Reply to comment by mfb- in What is the smallest possible black hole? by Durable_me
At this scale though the black hole would rapidly evaporate due to hawking radiation. So I don't think a black hole of only a few quarks could be considered stable enough to count. It would cease to exist quicker than it could be measured.
Massey89 t1_j4edi7e wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in What is the smallest possible black hole? by Durable_me
the way you described it it would seem like dark matter is infact primordial black holes that get stuck at a plank length
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seanmorris t1_j4ecktb wrote
Reply to comment by higashidakota in How do we know oxygen, and not another element, is the third most abundant element in the universe? by ChickFleih
Are prime odds less prevalent than nonprime odds?
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Reply to comment by higashidakota in How do we know oxygen, and not another element, is the third most abundant element in the universe? by ChickFleih
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Ozone1126 t1_j4e7uss wrote
Reply to What is the smallest possible black hole? by Durable_me
2.17645×10^-8 kg or 1.088225×10^-8 kg
1 Planck mass or 0.5 Planck mass
Those would make black holes with a radius of 1 Planck length or a diameter of said length. The reason nobody knows which is which is because we aren't sure how things are "rounded" at Planck scales
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captaincumsock69 t1_j4e5hrs wrote
Reply to comment by wakka55 in How are animals given specific types of cancer for the purpose of medical experimentation? by InZerSchtinker
They use mice that are either purchased or bred for the research. They might use genetic knockout mice or just wild type depends on the project. Presumably if you injected a juman with it a tumor would grow but this is not allowed in most countries
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mywhitewolf t1_j4e26l4 wrote
Reply to comment by checksoutfine2 in What is the smallest possible black hole? by Durable_me
PBS Spacetime plug.
its free on youtube, they're very good at explaining difficult concepts that build on previous episodes. plus, its got good graphics that represent the concepts they're trying to build.
the host is an astrophysicist lecturer, they go as far as they can without having to learn the maths.
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Reply to comment by [deleted] in Does all fecal matter smell the same or different? by comcoast
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DreaddieGirlWest t1_j4e0q1z wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in If the left side of your brain controls the right side of your body and vice versa, then what does that mean about people who are left handed? by Reflector368
Here is a bit more about the function implications for lefties:
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Nescio224 t1_j4dy943 wrote
Reply to What is the smallest possible black hole? by Durable_me
Small black holes evaporate faster than large black holes. If you have a black hole with mass as low as 50 neutron masses, it would basically decay instantly, releasing all its energy in a tiny explosion of light and particles. Even a black hole with a mass of 1 kg would only take 10^-16 seconds to evaporate.
lallen t1_j4dw2a5 wrote
Reply to comment by DifferentCard2752 in Is there physical differences between blood types? by terrip_t1
Duff, Kelly and Kidd are the most clinically significant after AB0 and Rh. They are not generally reported in blood typing blood tests, instead a "screening" is performed. Here a general test of the presence of the most common antibodies in the patient's blood is done (so not the antigens on the blood cells).
In addition, you can do a "cross match" where donor blood is exposed to patient plasma to check for incompatibility
higashidakota t1_j4dv8ys wrote
Reply to How do we know oxygen, and not another element, is the third most abundant element in the universe? by ChickFleih
Just wanna point something out about Fluorine (not fluoride :p)
You’ll find that the even numbered elements tend to be far more abundant than the odd numbered elements. It’s because of the way massive stars use Helium as the basic building blocks of the elements. They can H to He, He to C, start fusing He and C to make O, He and O can make Ne, C and C can make Mg, O and O can make Si ..,
When you start with Helium, which has an atomic number of 2, and you fuse them you get 4, fuse more you can end up with 6, 8, 10, 12 etc, massive stars keep fusing heavier elements and use Helium , and it leaves us with an abundance of even numbered elements. About 10x more than the odd numbered (besides Hydrogen)
Rik8367 t1_j4dtnqo wrote
Reply to comment by RobotFolkSinger3 in What is the smallest possible black hole? by Durable_me
Cool thanks interesting to know
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Reply to Why do we get headaches for so many different ailments? Why is it such a common occurrence? by j_a_f_t
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