Aug 26, 2024 · Have mosquitoes become silent and invisible, or am I losing my senses of hearing and sight? This summer I have seen no mosquitoes and have only heard two of them, very quiet, as I sat …

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Oct 6, 2021 · I‘ve read that 6 turns of the Calvin cycle are required to make 1 glucose molecule. But, 3CO 2 and 3RuBP are used in one cycle and 6 triose phosphate is produced. Only 5 triose …

Human body density is approximately 1 kg/l (same as fresh water) - which is not surprising (at first) given that we are 70% water, and is surprising (on a second thought), given that the other 30% ...

Nov 8, 2023 · I have performed DNA precipitation using two methods on an amplified 194 bp PCR product: using a PEG method with just cold 80% ethanol PEG worked much better for me. Can the …

Dec 3, 2015 · The splitting of water is an endergonic (non-spontaneous) reaction, and thus would require energy (chemical work to be done) in order to happen. In Photosystem II, an enzyme …

Nov 4, 2021 · Spiders’ ability to weave webs is a classic example of an innate or instinctual behavior. They do not learn to make webs. The earliest English-language scientific publication that I can find to …

Jun 16, 2016 · Is there an agreed definition as to how many nucleic acid bases constitute a gene? If not, why not? I'm not sure I understand how the exact sizes of genes are defined.

It's the age old question, why can't we tickle ourselves? If you rub your fingers along your skin, sure there's sensation but you don't break down into a laughing fit (at least I don't :P), if some...

Jan 18, 2021 · When blood is donated, the antibodies within it are extracted, but how exactly do they do it? How do they take out the antibodies within the blood, what process do they go through?