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jul 3 at 12:30
Why do ants live so long? — StephUnna 1,085410
jul 1 at 20:32
What is the most heat-tolerant organism? — Rory M♦ 5,71622159
jun 29 at 13:13
Why is the Kakapo more attracted to humans than its own kind? — Richard Smith 5,6392050
jun 21 '12 at 8:18
Why do we add salt when precipitating DNA? — GWW 1,625617
jun 19 '12 at 23:37
How and where, in the human brain, are memories stored? — yamad 1,878418
jun 11 '12 at 22:43
Is kissing a natural human activity? — shigeta 11.7k939
jun 6 '12 at 10:50
Why do we like salt? — Armatus 3,4291425
jun 3 '12 at 6:14
How do caspase proteins kill a cell? — nico 4,1241028
may 28 '12 at 17:32
Does testosterone increase female sexual behavior? — Rory M♦ 5,71622159
may 28 '12 at 15:47
Why do we age? or Do we have a theory of senescence? — Greg Slodkowicz 647211
may 28 '12 at 15:17
How does laughing gas (N2O) work? — Rory M♦ 5,71622159
may 24 '12 at 16:50
Possible? When a pregnant woman suffers an organ damage, fetus would send stem cells to the damage organ to help repair it? — Larry_Parnell 3,072311
may 21 '12 at 12:48
How does laser surgery correct accommodation problems? — Rory M♦ 5,71622159
may 15 '12 at 2:54
Is the “Great Pacific Garbage Patch” beneficial for marine wildlife? — Ilmari Karonen 1,45039
may 9 '12 at 7:55
Primary function of the enzyme lipoprotein lipase — Gianpaolo R 2,495523
may 6 '12 at 10:08
How long do your eyes need to adapt to darkness and reach full contrast? — Larian LeQuella 1,2152624
may 5 '12 at 19:38
How fast does the rotor in ATP synthase spin? — Armatus 3,4291425
may 5 '12 at 10:27
Why do stars disappear when I look at them? — Michael Kuhn 2,571522
apr 29 '12 at 13:05
Purpose of poly(A)+ RNA? — GWW 1,625617
apr 24 '12 at 6:13
Which is more important for protein expression mRNA structure or codon optimization? — Gergana Vandova 3,6981634
apr 11 '12 at 17:39
Why are there nail growth differences between humans and other mammals? — Jonas 69447
apr 9 '12 at 10:38
How will rising carbon dioxide levels in the troposphere affect photosynthetic producers? — Richard Smith 5,6392050
apr 8 '12 at 1:57
Quantum mechanics in biology — Richard Terrett 556210
apr 6 '12 at 12:27
What is the optimal frame size for protein secondary structure prediction methods? — Gergana Vandova 3,6981634
apr 5 '12 at 19:01
How does a brain distinguish stimuli? — walkytalky 468311
mar 23 '12 at 23:30
ATP cost for gene expression — Mad Scientist♦ 3,55511333
mar 20 '12 at 2:04
Why can hair grow without limit while eyebrow cannot? — Emmie MC 599311
mar 18 '12 at 20:13
What is the modern state of the theory of evolution? — Larian LeQuella 1,2152624
mar 15 '12 at 4:46
X chromosome “weight”? — jp89 1,804514
mar 9 '12 at 15:34
Why is the microbial ecosystem of the gut so susceptible to disruption by pathogens? — Alexander Galkin 4,4691430
mar 8 '12 at 2:53
What effect has changing pH and salt concentration on protein complexes? — Aleksandra Kos 1,194412
mar 7 '12 at 2:59
Why would diffusion be faster across a non-specialised tissue? — Alexander Galkin 4,4691430
mar 3 '12 at 13:41
Does electricity cause damage on a cellular level? — Richard Smith 5,6392050
mar 3 '12 at 1:53
How does a plant grow before photosynthesis is possible? — Richard Smith 5,6392050
feb 28 '12 at 3:54
Why are restriction enzymes not frozen? — Mad Scientist♦ 3,55511333
feb 25 '12 at 12:29
Why should I degas my gel solution for polyacrylamide gels? — Richard Smith 5,6392050
feb 21 '12 at 21:43
What is the advantage of circular DNA in bacteria? — jp89 1,804514
feb 20 '12 at 5:02
When does BLAST fail to align 2 DNA sequences? — mbq 1,127518
feb 19 '12 at 3:16
How do fairy rings propagate? — Bart Jacobs 51137
feb 17 '12 at 4:00
Transmission of epigenetic regulation through surrogate mother — Jonas 69447
feb 16 '12 at 6:08
How is RNAse contamination in RNA based experiments prevented? — Mad Scientist♦ 3,55511333
feb 12 '12 at 20:29
What is meant in biology by the term “evolved”? — Thomas Ingalls 1,101314
feb 8 '12 at 15:13
Do large animals often evolve into smaller animals? — kmm♦ 4,8131237
feb 7 '12 at 18:51
How many times did life emerge from the ocean? — Richard Smith 5,6392050
feb 6 '12 at 1:59
How long will a vegetable live for after being harvested? — Richard Smith 5,6392050
feb 5 '12 at 2:37
Do insects' muscles become stronger with exercise? — StephUnna 1,085410
feb 3 '12 at 23:39
Is it the case that all changes in phenotype during life are not inheritable? — Michael Kuhn 2,571522
jan 31 '12 at 20:32
Are there any examples of sudden leaps in evolution? — kmm♦ 4,8131237
jan 29 '12 at 17:40
Why have humans evolved much more quickly than other animals? — bobthejoe 3,860525
jan 26 '12 at 0:12
Is there evidence that some non-human species perform sexual selection based primarily on intelligence? How do they do this? — Marta Cz-C 1,194618
jan 24 '12 at 18:49
Is there a reason why human eyesight and plants make use of the same wavelength of light? — Poshpaws 3,300629
jan 22 '12 at 22:15
Can elements of one's environment act directly as hormones? — nico 4,1241028
jan 22 '12 at 22:15
How many times did endosymbiosis occur? — mbq 1,127518
jan 15 '12 at 21:08
Why do we get runny noses in the cold? — Bruce Alderman 25624
jan 15 '12 at 21:08
Why Does Salt Water Help Sore Throats? — Rory M♦ 5,71622159
jan 15 '12 at 20:13
Why do some mammals not have testes in a scrotum? — kmm♦ 4,8131237
jan 13 '12 at 19:51
Good source that explains the evolution of single-celled organisms “from scratch” — KennyPeanuts 1,158514
jan 12 '12 at 2:00
How, on a physical level, does ATP confer energy? — KAM 1,836314
jan 11 '12 at 20:48
Why would stablising selection ever happen? — Rory M♦ 5,71622159
jan 10 '12 at 7:08
What is the criticality of the ribosome binding site relative to the start codon in prokaryotic translation? — Mac Cowell 562310
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