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What is the difference between abiogenesis and spontaneous generation?
As we all should know, abiogenesis and spontaneous generation are far from identical. For one, spontaneous generation was disproven with Pasteur, and abiogenesis seems to be a solid scientific theory. ...
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What is an organism?
The definition of an organism Wikipedia gives is
An organism is any contiguous living system.
I understand that these are not organisms according to this definition:
A bird and a tree it's ...
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Can an organism obtaining a part of its genome via horizontal gene transfer be called a “hybrid”?
Wikipedia definition of "hybrid" offers many competing definitions. But most seem to be centered on sexual-reproduction gene transfer.
Is there an official (in a textbook or widely accepted peer ...
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How would one describe the R-factor in crystallography?
Yes, there is the wikipedia definition, but how would one explain this concept to a non structural biologist?
