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Why do we like salt?

human-biology

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How fast does the rotor in ATP synthase spin?

answered May 4, 2012 at 19:52

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Why don't teeth glow?

human-biology teeth

answered Jun 7, 2012 at 7:24

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Could hydrogen replace oxygen in cellular respiration?

biochemistry cell-biology cellular-respiration

answered May 3, 2012 at 20:11

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Can humans survive without consuming life?

food nutrition life diet

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The genetic and physiological origins of laughter?

human-biology genetics physiology psychology

answered May 5, 2012 at 23:56

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Why aren't organelles considered alive?

cell-biology life

answered May 15, 2013 at 10:46

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If life is discovered on another planet, will it likely be classified using the current domain/kingdom/phylum system?

taxonomy astrobiology

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What does the term 'bioavailability' mean?

nutrition terminology

answered Jun 14, 2012 at 19:00

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Why does blood come from mouth when people are shot in the chest area?

hematology

answered May 6, 2013 at 20:00

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Why do some people find vegetables so repellent when evolutionarily they should find them an attractive and thus tasty food?

evolution food vegetable

answered Mar 25, 2013 at 12:13

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Is a fatty acid a polymer?

biochemistry lipids

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How best to count bees entering and leaving a hive to measure hive activity?

zoology entomology statistics research-design

answered May 19, 2014 at 17:00

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Is it possible for a person to become "reinfected" with the same strain of a virus?

microbiology virology

answered May 12, 2013 at 22:38

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Which blood vessel carries the most impure blood?

human-biology human-anatomy liver kidney

answered Jan 20, 2013 at 9:14

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Does one neurotransmitter travel all the way through the nervous system?

neuroscience neurotransmitter

answered Mar 4, 2013 at 18:22

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Number of reading frames in nucleotide sequence

homework dna-sequencing

answered Mar 5, 2013 at 23:23

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What is the function of the RNA primer in DNA replication?

genetics molecular-biology rna

answered May 29, 2013 at 10:16

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The evolution of dogs through domestication and artificial selection

evolution natural-selection ethnobiology

answered May 17, 2012 at 19:09

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Gametes of two different species

genetics reproduction

answered May 22, 2012 at 21:38

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In which order did the cells of the immune system evolve?

human-biology evolution immunology

answered May 3, 2012 at 23:28

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Could we transmit smells electronically?

human-anatomy chemical-communication sensation

answered May 3, 2012 at 13:31

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What is the functional difference between hemoglobin and ferritin?

human-biology

answered Jun 7, 2012 at 22:22

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What causes random long white body hairs?

human-biology physiology hair

answered May 29, 2013 at 8:55

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If a mother had a child with her own son, could a paternity test yield positive result for the son's father?

reproduction human-genetics

answered Jan 18, 2017 at 10:58

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What's the Evolutionary Purpose of Religion?

evolution

answered Apr 7, 2013 at 7:50

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How are proteins formed?

human-biology biochemistry proteins amino-acids

answered Jun 13, 2012 at 21:21

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How do neurons form new connections in brain plasticity?

neuroscience neuroanatomy

answered Nov 22, 2012 at 19:41

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What causes knuckle "popping" and the feeling of relief that comes from it?

human-biology joints

answered Jun 1, 2012 at 8:00

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What is the effective relatedness of inbreeding?

human-biology genetics dna

answered May 11, 2012 at 7:41

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114 Answers

Why do we like salt?

How fast does the rotor in ATP synthase spin?

Why don't teeth glow?

Could hydrogen replace oxygen in cellular respiration?

Can humans survive without consuming life?

The genetic and physiological origins of laughter?

Why aren't organelles considered alive?

If life is discovered on another planet, will it likely be classified using the current domain/kingdom/phylum system?

What does the term 'bioavailability' mean?

Why does blood come from mouth when people are shot in the chest area?

Why do some people find vegetables so repellent when evolutionarily they should find them an attractive and thus tasty food?

Is a fatty acid a polymer?

How best to count bees entering and leaving a hive to measure hive activity?

Is it possible for a person to become "reinfected" with the same strain of a virus?

Which blood vessel carries the most impure blood?

Does one neurotransmitter travel all the way through the nervous system?

Number of reading frames in nucleotide sequence

What is the function of the RNA primer in DNA replication?

The evolution of dogs through domestication and artificial selection

Gametes of two different species

In which order did the cells of the immune system evolve?

Could we transmit smells electronically?

What is the functional difference between hemoglobin and ferritin?

What causes random long white body hairs?

If a mother had a child with her own son, could a paternity test yield positive result for the son's father?

What's the Evolutionary Purpose of Religion?

How are proteins formed?

How do neurons form new connections in brain plasticity?

What causes knuckle "popping" and the feeling of relief that comes from it?

What is the effective relatedness of inbreeding?