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Hi Reddit! We are human genetics and genomics researchers here to discuss how genetics and the environment interact. Many human diseases have a genetic component. Some diseases result from a ch...

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I struggled there to ask this question succinctly in the title - I suppose this is a question about wave/particle duality, and could be extended to other fields/particles/forces. Given that ele...

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So I just saw a post from 4 years ago about grey foxes and red foxes. Every single fox from their tree is a "Vuples" except grey fox, which is a "Urocyon". I've also seen them being compared to "...

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Welcome to our weekly feature, Ask Anything Wednesday - this week we are focusing on ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS, COMPUTER SCIENCE Do you have a question within these topics you weren't sure was w...

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As the title goes. Did they use geometrical constructs? I'd also like to know if there is a way to geometrically create a logarithmic scale, on the same way we use geometry to divide a circle...

https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1chm5dk/when_the_1st_logarithmic_scales_for_slide_rules/

In order to stretch ligaments, muscle and skin it must take a significant amount of pressure. I assume this is done in the amniotic fluid and what mechanism provides this? submitted by /u/TrumpsG...

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Exactly what the title says. submitted by /u/A_Cat_Named_Puppy

https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1ch2j1l/if_birds_are_descendents_of_reptiles_when_and_how/

I heard it said on multiple occasions that the laws of physics would work the same even if time flowed backwards. That is to say that physics does not inherently assign a direction to time. Aft...

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I was thinking and if all women in a population A were having triplets at 20 years old, a second population B of women were having Triplets at 40 years old. Would that be the same Total Feritilit...

https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1cgxb7t/does_total_fertility_rate_calculation_account_for/

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Hi Reddit! We are climate finance experts representing UMD's College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences and the Smith School of Business. TIM CANTY is an associate professor in the...

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Why aren't there violet fur cats, red fur cats, and etc.? Why? Asking fora friend submitted by /u/ILikeToCommentStuff

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If the JWST has already experienced small injuries/damage from “micrometeors” or other fast-moving dust/debris, how is it that the two Voyager crafts seem to have escaped such damage? submitt...

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Hi, my name is Dr. Mikkel Pedersen, I am a geneticist and an assistant professor at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. I was in the NOVA documentary "Hunt for the Oldest DNA." I focus on how...

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I'm making an artwork set in the core of the Sun. Do we know what it looks like? Does it have a similiar granular structure as the surface of the Sun, does it even have a defined edge or is it li...

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submitted by /u/dboyr

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Heavily inspired off those "Giving my horse body dysmorphia" type of memes. Always curious to know if animals could see art of itself and recognise that its them (or atleast recognise they're t...

https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1cfodhn/can_animals_recognise_depictions_of_themselves/

I have always been fascinated by the evolutionary trip of the whales (and other sea mammals). From the ocean, to the land and finally back to the ocean, and was wondering if the penguin trip woul...

https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1cfnffg/was_any_of_the_ancestors_of_the_penguin_able_to/

Are they bonded to another element if not what determines the size of the silicon lattice does it just go on indefinitely submitted by /u/SaladInternational98

https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1cedfhh/in_a_silicon_lattice_silicon_is_bonded_to_4_other/

If a person gets a splinter in their finger and they decide to leave the splinter in their finger the body will slowly push out the splinter itself. The body recognizes that the splinter is a for...

https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1ce580w/why_does_the_human_body_not_reject_tattoos/

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I've tried searching this but i am struggling to find any strong answers other than this study which does seem to confirm my initial guess that they are generally not very good at judging how dr...

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I hope I flailed this post correctly, do let me know if I didn’t. submitted by /u/Quijas00

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And what are the reasons? submitted by /u/pixadoronaldo

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PLEASE READ THIS ENTIRE POST CAREFULLY AND FORMAT YOUR APPLICATION APPROPRIATELY. This post is for new panelist recruitment! The previous one is here . The panel is an informal group of Reddi...

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