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Why is person to person hair transplantation not possible?

Submitted by E-C-A t3_yu2wu5 on November 13, 2022 at 2:17 PM

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What do they do with stomach acid during surgeries involving the stomach?

Submitted by parrotspartys t3_ysxgiq on November 12, 2022 at 5:25 AM

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

Submitted by clickback t3_yop6ca on November 7, 2022 at 2:49 PM

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Can dead bodies get sunburned?

Submitted by Altruistic-Pop6696 t3_ymqdnn on November 5, 2022 at 10:40 AM

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We are scientists from the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology coming to you from our annual meeting in Toronto, Canada! We study fossils. Ask Us Anything!

Submitted by VertPaleoAMA t3_ylvmau on November 4, 2022 at 10:53 AM

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Is this a geometrical rationale for the "360 degrees to a circle" convention? (or a coincidence?)

Submitted by aggasalk t3_ylawmv on November 3, 2022 at 6:43 PM

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Could humans "breed" a Neanderthal back into existence?

Submitted by Mohgreen t3_ykgpi3 on November 2, 2022 at 8:41 PM

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Why do we vaccinate people instead of injecting them directly with antibodies? Is there a particular reason people need to generate the antibodies themselves?

Submitted by TheJelliestFish t3_yjnheu on November 1, 2022 at 10:30 PM

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Why did all marine mammals evolve to have horizontal tail fins while all(?) fish evolve to have vertical ones?

Submitted by LT_DANS_ICECREAM t3_yjb5rl on November 1, 2022 at 3:10 PM

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Since fevers are meant to kill the virus, shouldn’t we refrain from taking fever reducing medication in order to heal faster?

Submitted by MysteriousAndSleek t3_yiy70w on November 1, 2022 at 4:01 AM

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Are there four limbs on most non-insect Animalia (fins, flippers, arms/legs) because we all trace back to a common ancestor, or because it is most efficient on this planet? Or something else?

Submitted by elevatefromthenorm t3_z8xmte on November 30, 2022 at 5:37 PM

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Does an Rh- embryo create immune problems for a mom with Rh+?

Submitted by ratratte t3_z8x5p2 on November 30, 2022 at 5:19 PM

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Why are nut allergies so common?

Submitted by salfkvoje t3_z97rfu on November 30, 2022 at 11:55 PM

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How does black tea have more caffeine than green tea, when they come from the same plant?

Submitted by shavin_high t3_z8uzjn on November 30, 2022 at 3:54 PM

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Can releasing a big amount of Krypton gas in chosen place during the rain increase the chance of the lightning strike?

Submitted by Scarlet_Evans t3_z8xv36 on November 30, 2022 at 5:46 PM

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Can different bird species cross breed like domesticated animals?

Submitted by kingoflit t3_z8ztle on November 30, 2022 at 6:59 PM

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Is it theoretically possible to detect brain activity from a distance and extract meaningful information from it, or modify that detected brain activity from the same distance?

Submitted by Retroidhooman t3_z8z0ky on November 30, 2022 at 6:30 PM

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We all know that if a massive asteroid struck earth it would be catastrophic for the species, but what if one hit the moon, or Mars? Could an impact there be so large that it would make earth less inhabitable?

Submitted by tatyama t3_yf22zc on October 27, 2022 at 8:13 PM

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How come we don't have an RSV vaccine?

Submitted by gerd50501 t3_yere7r on October 27, 2022 at 1:01 PM

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How do gland problems stop people from losing weight?

Submitted by dropbaby t3_ydyk2l on October 26, 2022 at 1:47 PM

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How does water reach every house in a city in roughly the same conditions? shouldnt a house interrupt the system?