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| location | Nagpur, India | |
| age | 36 | |
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I, am You.
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Mar 28 |
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Expanding the SETI initiative to seek intelligent data within DNA sequences? +1: I had the idea about DNA as database too, but it didn't occur to me to marry that thought with distributed computing initiatives! Well done! |
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Mar 6 |
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Is there any evolutionary/physiological advantage to multi-lateral symmetry? @Kevin: Thank you. The question you found is very similar; it didn't appear in my search for 'symmetry' 'physiology' when i looked - hence this question posted. |
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Mar 5 |
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What chemicals can be detected from one's sweat? @Polynomial: Just the kind of answer I hoped to have. If you would post it as an answer I can atleast acknowledge the effort. |
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Dec 17 |
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Why does the cold make us sick? The virus may also come from prolonged exposure to rain. I would argue (unfortunately without substantiation) that it is the core body temperature, or the temperature differential that is the factor. |
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Dec 14 |
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Does the DNA sequence of a butterfly match that of the caterpillar it used to be? Forgive me, but would it be possible for you to elaborate on 'pre-transcriptional' ? |
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Dec 10 |
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Does the DNA sequence of a butterfly match that of the caterpillar it used to be? @AlanBoyd: DNA Sequence is probably what I had in mind. That thing the Ministry of Law use to definitely identify a person... |
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Dec 6 |
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Can a human smell through the ears? TY, clear, and to the point. p.s. I'm doomed )+: |
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Dec 6 |
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Can a human smell through the ears? @Shep: The latter; sometimes when i put drops in me ears, i get this weird taste too ... |
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Nov 26 |
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Is a minimum size/complexity necessary for an organism to exhibit territoriality? This is pretty cool; I've +1'ed it for now. If another answer doesn't come through in a day let me then flag this as correct. |
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Nov 24 |
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Would exposure to a strong magnetic field have deleterious effect on the human? @MadScientist: Thanks, the question is updated to be more to-the-point now |
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Nov 12 |
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Is there a timeline for the frequency of evolution of any species? If not X, then it's most probable derivative. Homo Habilis, Homo Rudolfensis ... so on. |
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Nov 12 |
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How does one maintain balance sleepwalking? @AlexStone: Agreed. But the floor is not a plain surface. There're various pieces of furniture on it. Perhaps even a step between one room, and another |
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Nov 7 |
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Fish “coming back to life” after being frozen Off-topic, I would ask you to take a gander at this little article foxnews.com/scitech/2012/02/21/… The article does not mention how the flower was resurrected though ... |
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Nov 5 |
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What difference does it make in the organism's physiology/metabolism whether oxygen binds reversibly or not? Curious: If haemocyanin were to replace haemoglobin in a human body, would the person survive? |
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Nov 5 |
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What difference does it make in the organism's physiology/metabolism whether oxygen binds reversibly or not? @AlanBoyd: The answer in the linked question indicates that species the binding is not reversible in Icefish; perhaps other species too. I'm curious about the nature of oxygen binding (reversible or otherwise) does it improve the ability of blood to deliver oxygen/nutrients and in turn what effect that has on the organism's physiology. Could it have evolved to enable the creature to survive adverse environment - as in the case of ice-fish? |
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Nov 4 |
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Is there any biological reason that professional swimming is dominated by white people? @shigeta: +1 for acculturation |
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Nov 1 |
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Can Bioluminescence drive photosynthesis? @shigeta: (+: I did expect it to be unbalanced. Off-topic, the depth of these inter/co-dependent networks in nature make one revere that nature developed so. Imagine the number of broken branches of evolution & mutation that must have occurred to develop to our present day .... |
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Oct 31 |
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Can Bioluminescence drive photosynthesis? Don't laugh. I forgot why I didn't want to expose the algae to sunlight ... To answer the second question - burn it! |
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Oct 23 |
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What does self-preservation stem from? I would argue procreation is a side-effect ... |
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Oct 23 |
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What does self-preservation stem from? Saving one's own life by avoiding starvation/discomfort(extremes of temperatures for instance) |
