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I would like to know if the aluminum in antiperspirants contributes to...

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Why do brown or blue eyes turn green in young...

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Is it true that in total a bee's venom is acidic while a wasp's venom is basic? If so, would it make sense to treat a bee sting topically with baking...

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Which substance plays the most important role in making a blue eye blue? I have got blue eyes, but is there any way I could eat something that has a...

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What is the amount of force in foot pounds behind the average human's...

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I know that the genes for red hair and for blonde hair are both recessive. What is the likely hair color if a blonde and a red head have a...

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How much liquid is in the...

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If Entamoeba Coli is present in the human intestine can other amebic life forms survive there as well? More specifically, can Endolimax Nana,...

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Is it possible for a wild koala bear to ignite as a result of the sun's radiated heat igniting the eucalyptus oils found on and within the kola's...

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I was...

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I have blue eyes and am the mother of a son who has blue eyes as well. His father has brown eyes. My son's father is of East Indian extraction. None...

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What does cytoplasm do in the...

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I have a small laser pointer. The spot produced by the beam is not a solid red circle, but a fuzzy blotch seemingly made of a dozen tiny red spots. ...

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Why can't an insect grow large enough to terrorize a...

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My question is about the reproduction of the Moon Snail Polinices lewisii. Are the eggs laid within the sand/mucous collar, or are they sandwiched...

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I would like to know the amount of salt (either in ppm or %) in a normal human...

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What are the urgent steps an undergrad must take to start researching? I am a high school graduate who wants to become a scientist. I want to become...

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How long can someone sustain without sleep? What factors would change that number of hours or days? Could you please provide any good sources to...

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I hear there are 9 species of cicadas in Canada, but I haven't been able to get any more information than that. Where are they found in Canada? Do...

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How did scientists conclude that a major part of our genome is junk? Did they search for open reading frames?...

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Can you really grow plants from the seeds found in Mammoth feces? In national parks here in Missouri, after a controlled burning, naturalists set up...

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I was wondering where I can find good resources on determining the movement of an obese person (walking on the street) as opposed to a healthy...

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Are double yolked eggs ever viable? Can they be fertilized? If so are they to be fertilized once or twice? Is there an evolutionary advantage to the...

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Why does it take nerves so long to grow back, more than for skin...

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I understand the concept of dominant and recessive alleles but I was wondering why some alleles are dominant and some are...

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What must occur for two parents with blood type AB to have a child with blood type...

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Is homosexuality inborn?...

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When does your skull reach its full, adult...

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How long is a frogs tongue? I had a test question that I thought was wrong. Does a frog have a long tongue? I answered yes but I don't think they...

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Can you verify the scientific validity of statements I've heard animal rights groups make, including that

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I understand that cancer is caused by mutations in some of the genes that regulate cell growth and division. I also understand that patterns of...

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Why are soccer balls coloured black and white? I heard it has to do with these two colours making the ball easier to see during daytime and nightime....

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Why are a duck's feet coloured...

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I imagine there must be a gene for lactose tolerance in mammals and humans? They have to have it, otherwise as infants they could not digest the...

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How are sand dollars bleached white? Is it by the sun or the...

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Is it possible for the air that we breathe to either run out or deteriorate to such an extent that we all slowly suffocate? Can this be caused by...

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If you find a bone in an archeological dig how can u tell what kind of animal it...

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What gives yellow corn and blue corn its color? What is the specific pigment and...

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What is the chemical in banana that causes...

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I've often wondered about this. It's kind of complicated, so bear with me... If a person suddenly one day decided to behave as if they didn't have,...

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How many languages are there in the...

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There is this question in my physics book asking me to check out the ways plants wrap themselves around a pole, some wrap themselves...

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What process does a jellyfish go through when it stings...

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I put frozen spinach, fresh spinach, canned spinach, frozen peaches, fresh peaches and canned peaches in separate glass bottles. Before that, I...

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Has anyone tried a vaccine (attenuated, similar pathogen, killed, toxoid, or subunit vaccine) for HIV? If so, what were the results? What are the...

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Why doesn't a person lose 9 lb when they consume 1 litre of ice water? If a calorie is the energy it takes to raise 1 cc of water 1 deg C then to...

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Do the cells in the heart tissue know if there is something wrong with the heart. If so, how do the heart's tissues tell the brain there is something...

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How long does it take bubble gum to digest after it is...

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I'm curious about the possibility of "real"  superheroes.  Even though I think it's impossible, theoretically,  what if...

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Will Cyanide be a poison to brewer's yeast used to make...

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Why do we not have a mouthwash that prevents plaque buildup and, hence, gum...

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Does a person get their blood from both parents or just one? My parents seem to think that one's blood comes only from their father. They plan on...

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My mom and I are having an argument. She claims that the gene for blonde hair will be wiped out within the next four generations simply because it...

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Physicians often want to know the glucose and lipid levels in a patient's blood and whether proteins are present in a patient's urine. What do these...

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I have heard somewhere that there is what could be described as a secondary brain in the large intestine, or maybe it is just something that I have...

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Why is it that when you get the chicken pox when you're little it's not as bad as getting it when you are...

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Recently a friend of mine took a picture of what he thought was a grasshopper out at his camp far from city life. I later took a look at his close-up...

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If the telomeres of a cloned organism are smaller than a non-cloned organism, and therefore may succumb to an early death, how is it that clones...

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I want to know how ascorbic acid (vitamin-c) is metabolised in the body of...

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How long does it takes your hair to grow? How many years and how many...

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I'm just curious why we humans are the only species on this planet that have to manufacturer clothing to protect us from the elements, use fire to...

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What experience and education should I get for a career in...

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Does temperature affect the performance of the mind? Such as slowing down the thinking process? Is there a change at all?...

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I saw you answer to the composition of banana peels, but I would really like to know what chemical compounds are in a banana peel. An old wives tale...

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A student gave me 4 pairs of different duck and goose feet. How can I preserve them? Do I dry them out or put them in formalin? (p.s. I teach marine...

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What goes on during the change between isometric and isotonic in muscle cells? What does it look...

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In their book on the 'Mammals of Britain and Europe', MacDonald and Barrett state that Red Foxes (_Vulpes vulpes_) will sometimes cache the heads of...

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Does caffeine affect  boys and girls' blood pressure...

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What does the word enzyme mean and how does it work in laundry...

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I've heard that alcohol can be passed to a baby through breast milk. Is this true and if so what is the concentration of alcohol in mother's...

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Could you tell me the symptoms when given either thalium or...

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Why did humans develop pubic hair (facial, under arm, etc.)? And also why does the male voice change so much more than the female voice at...

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Could you explain how to complete and find the genotypes and phenotypes of sexlinked, multiple allele, codominant traits in a human. I can not find...

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How is it that some people can 'float' while others seem unable to? In the sea I can quite happily float on my back for ages without even moving,...

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Who is David...

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How large is a human genome? What percentage of the DNA in the Human Genome actually codes for...

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I would like to know if you could help me in my quest to making harsher laws about Driving Under the influence of Marijuana (DUM). I am wondering if...

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How can I demonstrate the relationship between magnetism and organisms? ...

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Why do both sexes of dabbling ducks have brightly coloured bills?...

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What causes a human embryo heart to begin beating? And when a cell divides does it "spark"?...

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I want to study and work with animals and their environment. Is there an occupation like this? What is it called?? ...

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Are liposomes currently being used to cure cystic fibrosis. How is this done? ...

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I have aplastic anemia, and from what I understand, my T-cells are destroying the stem cells from my bone marrow as they are produced. After reading...

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Who discoverd dinosaurs?...

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How is Chemistry involved in the field of Psychology? ...

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I have heard that the papiloma virus could be transmitted not only through sex but just by a simple handshake. Is that possible? How can we protect...

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I gave a child up for adoption in 1966. I have found someone who might be my child. She has type "A" positive blood and I have type "O" negative...

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I know that there has been success with crossbreeding horses with zebras, dogs with wolves and cattle with bison. Is it also possible to cross breed...

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We weren't allowed to put in a permanent dock because it affected the ecosystem. Can you please explain the effects on the ecosystem of the St....

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What is the cause of static electricity? Also, I'm doing research for a book and I wanted to know if people have small amounts of electrical activity...

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How were the organelles in the cell...

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Do scientists have a method of breaking CO2 down to oxygen and carbon? If so, would this be more cost effective than pumping CO2 into the...

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How can you detect a chemical in the human body even after it has passed through? For example, alcohol passes through the body in 24-48 hours. But it...

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What education do you need to become an embryologist? ...

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Comparing the storage capacity of the human brain to computers, if data and memories in a human brain could be transferred to a hard drive, how big...

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Why do some people bruise more easily than others? What is it that makes some people more sensitive to physical contact than...

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I understand that there is a hormone in the brain that regulates and controls sexuality. Is this true? If it is, then what is the name of this...

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If pepsin digests proteins in the stomach, how do orally taken vaccines...

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Why does a sperm in the female reproductive system not get attacked? It has foreign antigens, which is what triggers an immune response. Also immune...

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Is there a machine that will measure the amount of oxygen that my lungs use in a breath? Or the difference in oxygen present on inhaling and...