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How many colors can bioluminescence make?

Submitted by Aximi1l t3_117m1jx on February 20, 2023 at 10:06 PM

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How do our brains know where in the body a nerve impulse came from?

Submitted by kzorlk0 t3_117jjod on February 20, 2023 at 8:26 PM

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Will a sheet of paper go brown with age over the decades if kept in a dark waterproof container?

Submitted by west_ozzie t3_115awy6 on February 18, 2023 at 8:46 AM

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Where do hormones for HRT and other therapies come from?

Submitted by Lumpy-Spot t3_113vu7c on February 16, 2023 at 5:21 PM

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What is agar and why is it used so much for Petri dishes and growing cultures?

Submitted by MinecraftSplashText t3_111unx4 on February 14, 2023 at 5:18 AM

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Will moist food spoil in low pressure environments like a near-vacuum?

Submitted by houstoncouchguy t3_111q9v1 on February 14, 2023 at 1:34 AM

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why is prevalence of dental fluorosis increasing steadily in united states since the 1940s with no sign of stopping?

Submitted by tonyhyeok t3_10wv87c on February 8, 2023 at 12:17 PM

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How does shingles cause a rash when the infection is located all the way in the dorsal ganglia?

Submitted by menooby t3_10typeg on February 5, 2023 at 2:35 AM

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How do phased array antennas receive signals?

Submitted by nosnowtho t3_10hniv3 on January 21, 2023 at 9:38 AM

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Is there any truth to the idea that toxins are stored in fat (if you’ve been exposed to them) and when you lose weight they are released?

Submitted by Excellent-Medium4930 t3_10hgud8 on January 21, 2023 at 2:52 AM

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Are there any symptoms of dyslexia that would have been apparent in the times prior to written language? Would it have been possible for "cavemen" to have dyslexia without any noticeable differences in their daily lives?

Submitted by Only_One_Left_Foot t3_10gaa66 on January 19, 2023 at 7:10 PM

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would exposing an individual to infection on a regular basis make their immune system stronger than normal?

Submitted by wakatenai t3_10eleq0 on January 17, 2023 at 7:44 PM

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What exactly happens in your body when you touch or consume a radioactive substance i.e U235 or Pu239. What happens on the cellular level and how the brain & nervous system deals with it?

Submitted by Baby-saint t3_10ejit7 on January 17, 2023 at 6:30 PM

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Does anybody have any good examples or uses of negative derivatives of displacement, such as absement, absity, and so on? Though it is easy to calculate, it’s hard to find use for it.

Submitted by LunarSolar1234 t3_10e7j8v on January 17, 2023 at 8:57 AM

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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?

Submitted by Reflector368 t3_10bmp0l on January 14, 2023 at 11:51 AM

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Is it true that rubber gaskets in a dishwasher will crack if unused?

Submitted by iamaparttimemonster t3_104fy2l on January 6, 2023 at 12:54 AM

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Does TENS work for pain relief?

Submitted by Evilcell t3_1046vwh on January 5, 2023 at 6:57 PM

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Does natural extinction (from predation) happen?

Submitted by salt-the-skies t3_zq4tw7 on December 19, 2022 at 9:55 PM

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Can the immune system target specific elements inside the cell?

Submitted by Outside_Teacher_8532 t3_zp43oa on December 18, 2022 at 5:54 PM

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How does mRNA vaccine help the immune system identify cancer cells?

Submitted by adamgerges t3_zv8atw on December 25, 2022 at 10:26 PM

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At what point in Earth's history was the night sky brightest?

Submitted by thalliusoquinn t3_zliw9j on December 14, 2022 at 5:45 AM

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Xenotransplantation: What determines what animals can participate?

Submitted by Sataalee t3_zkxd6s on December 13, 2022 at 2:41 PM

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what's the difference between PrEP and PEP vaccine? Is it just about the timing? Is the course of antibiotics/vaccine administered the same? (e.g. PrEP and PEP anti rabies vaccine)

Submitted by minarixyerin t3_ziguzq on December 11, 2022 at 5:40 AM

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How do alpha particles react to strong magnetic fields?

Submitted by primitive_missionary t3_ze4yjd on December 6, 2022 at 12:07 PM

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would it be possible for a dragonflies wing to tear and heal?

Submitted by Otterfrostiys t3_z1civv on November 21, 2022 at 10:32 PM

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