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rakuenso

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  1. because viruses have to survive too, if the RNA doesnt benefit its survival, there's no point to it
  2. I know that the stomach is highly acidic, but the actual intestines themselves are somewhat neutral. So does anyone know the pH of the gastrointestinal tracts? (if i'm right, the place where the stomach and the intestines connect) also if possible list some bacteria that lives in the gastrointestinal tracts
  3. If i recall correctly, eubacteria such as e coli lack energy powerhouses such as the mitochondria and choroplast. So does anyone know a link that provides extensive detail as to how they synthesize ATP from molecules such as glucose?
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    Homosexual Gene?

    the gay gene couldnt possibly survived the countless waves of natural selection... i dont think there is a gene that exists
  5. I think you forgot about environmental factors as well, since going beach tanning can transform frankenstein into dave chappelle
  6. I think eating red meat alone is bad enough for you as you can easily get infections from uncooked meat.
  7. Last time I checked, embryonic and adult stem cells were able to continuously divide independent of a telomerase enzyme. But also last time I checked uncontrolled cell growth is also one of the six immunities that cancerous cells have, what is it that allows them to continuously divide independently and not turn cancerous when injected into foreign tissues?
  8. hmm when I drink green tea I usually don't have to goto the bathroom for 2 hours.
  9. The human rate of natural selection and thus evolution is like a turtle compared to the influenza cheetah, and thanks to our medications and vaccines, it just makes them evolve faster. So paradoxically, we are actually helping them by killing them. Which might mean that the less we intervened, the less harmful they will be. Take for example syphillis in the middle ages, back then it was a 99% fatal disease, but now it is almost benign and treatible except for a few side effects Now Influenza is one deadly and nasty virus, its 3 RNA strands allow it to recombine in countless ways. This allows it to easily bypass the species barrier and thus able to reside in a large amount of hosts. Also, does anyone know how the r. transcriptase enzyme works on the 3 strands? and how it assembles proteins after injection into the cell?
  10. mtDNA has been isolated, a test was done years ago to determine the lineages of a certain primate (think it was chimps but I can't be sure). Because mtDNA is passed from mother to daughter, and it undergoes very few recombinations, it is a very good measure of evolution. As for humans, since our DNA is 98(+-1)% the same as that of the primates, the procedure should be doable. As for mtDNA gene expression and differentiation, I've got no bloody clue as to if it even undergoes it.
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    Down Syndrome

    read up on oogenesis and nondysjunction
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    Down Syndrome

    read up on oogenesis and nondysjunction
  13. autotrophs are producers, and generally are almost all bacteria (hence unicellular as well)
  14. autotrophs are producers, and generally are almost all bacteria (hence unicellular as well)
  15. oxygen ages us too =) gotta hate those free radicals
  16. I doubt any sane physician will help a teenager suicide.
  17. I vote yes because humans no longer follow Double Effect nor Natural Law
  18. i wish for the day when a photosynthetic human becomes a reality =D
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