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The process through which a biological organism grows to maturity. In certain contexts it can mean the changes the organism goes through over its entire lifetime.

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What does a female mosquito need from blood?

According to the Introduction to this paper: Attractiveness to biting insects is important in medical contexts, mostly in the dynamics of transmission of pathogens by mosquitoes that cause disease …
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Could a fetus properly develop in micro/zero-gravity?

There is some evidence that fetal development under zero gravity conditions might be problematic. … They found that fertilisation was unaffected, but that preimplantation development of the embryo was affected by the mG environment. …
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Where can I find a full genealogy of human cell types?

Wikipedia has a page listing cell types which classifies their origin as endodermal or ectodermal. I haven't been able to find a source for a complete lineage of all cell types, and I have gained the …
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How does sex differentiation work in Paracerceis sculpta, the sexually tetramorphic isopod?

Shuster, SM & C Sassaman (1997) Genetic interaction between male mating strategy and sex ratio in a marine isopod. Nature 388: 373-377 As described in this paper, the chromosomal system of sex …
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