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How do we know that our genetic similarities to other species is actually due to common ancestry?

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120-year-old gene regulation problem independently solved by a computer. How?

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Are humans capable of both anaerobic respiration, and lactic acid fermentation?

answered Jan 22, 2017 at 23:32

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If red blood cells have no mitochondria how are they able to metabolize glucose?

answered May 31, 2015 at 10:47

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Can any enzyme be produced?

answered Sep 13, 2015 at 11:05

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How is vitamin B12 stored in the body although it is water-soluble?

answered Mar 1, 2017 at 10:18

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Is palmitic acid really that dangerous?

answered Mar 1, 2017 at 12:58

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How does membrane potential vary between intraceullar membranes and the cellular membrane?

answered Nov 28, 2015 at 8:48

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Why are the human knees and elbows bent in an opposite direction

answered Jun 4, 2016 at 22:04

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Why do animals have more heavy nitrogen and carbon than plants?

answered Mar 4, 2016 at 21:26

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How are colors outside the standard RGB color scheme perceived?

answered Feb 18, 2017 at 11:35

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Confusion on polarity and hydrophobicity of Proline, Tyrosine and Cysteine?

answered Oct 14, 2017 at 12:00

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Why can't we use plasmids to add genes to ourselves?

answered Oct 1, 2015 at 21:15

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Are trees the only source of large amounts of oxygen?

answered Jun 13, 2015 at 14:45

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How is AMP "recharged" to become ATP in a cell?

answered Jan 27, 2016 at 8:00

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In a tumor, why hypoxic regions have access to glucose?

answered Jan 30, 2016 at 20:28

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Are there any primary structure sequences that strongly suggest b-sheet or alpha helix?

answered May 28, 2016 at 6:57

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How do stem cells produce 200 billion new blood cells every day? Does 1 stem cell division result in production of just 1 blood cell or many?

answered Apr 15, 2016 at 22:19

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Explain a gene network to a first year undergrad

answered May 26, 2017 at 10:49

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How is a substance classified as a vitamin?

answered Oct 14, 2017 at 17:15

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Cancer biology: Can tumors form from cells that are genetically identical to non-cancerous cells?

answered Jul 13, 2016 at 8:24

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Database of cancer cells

answered Mar 4, 2017 at 14:21

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Does the formation of water inside the mitochondrial matrix help contribute to the proton gradient during the electron transport chain?

answered Jun 11, 2016 at 6:50

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How allele is related to trait that is more complex than two cases (ex. height)?

answered Jun 15, 2016 at 6:48

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Energy released during the production of ATP?

answered Aug 23, 2015 at 9:00

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Is there a database of cell images?

answered Oct 11, 2015 at 12:14

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What product of cellular respiration creates an acid when in solution with water?

answered Oct 24, 2015 at 9:01

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Why is it often the case that an enzyme is favorable only towards one direction of a reaction and not both directions?

answered Sep 19, 2015 at 7:48

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Why do asparagine and glutamine have two different abbreviations?

answered Dec 8, 2015 at 21:37

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Can we create custom gene/protein?

answered Nov 14, 2015 at 16:30

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102 Answers

How do we know that our genetic similarities to other species is actually due to common ancestry?

120-year-old gene regulation problem independently solved by a computer. How?

Are humans capable of both anaerobic respiration, and lactic acid fermentation?

If red blood cells have no mitochondria how are they able to metabolize glucose?

Can any enzyme be produced?

How is vitamin B12 stored in the body although it is water-soluble?

Is palmitic acid really that dangerous?

How does membrane potential vary between intraceullar membranes and the cellular membrane?

Why are the human knees and elbows bent in an opposite direction

Why do animals have more heavy nitrogen and carbon than plants?

How are colors outside the standard RGB color scheme perceived?

Confusion on polarity and hydrophobicity of Proline, Tyrosine and Cysteine?

Why can't we use plasmids to add genes to ourselves?

Are trees the only source of large amounts of oxygen?

How is AMP "recharged" to become ATP in a cell?

In a tumor, why hypoxic regions have access to glucose?

Are there any primary structure sequences that strongly suggest b-sheet or alpha helix?

How do stem cells produce 200 billion new blood cells every day? Does 1 stem cell division result in production of just 1 blood cell or many?

Explain a gene network to a first year undergrad

How is a substance classified as a vitamin?

Cancer biology: Can tumors form from cells that are genetically identical to non-cancerous cells?

Database of cancer cells

Does the formation of water inside the mitochondrial matrix help contribute to the proton gradient during the electron transport chain?

How allele is related to trait that is more complex than two cases (ex. height)?

Energy released during the production of ATP?

Is there a database of cell images?

What product of cellular respiration creates an acid when in solution with water?

Why is it often the case that an enzyme is favorable only towards one direction of a reaction and not both directions?

Why do asparagine and glutamine have two different abbreviations?

Can we create custom gene/protein?