Questions Answered by Rachael
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when whales are ‘washed up’ what if they are trying to evolve.
by yorgandji14 to Sara, Rachael, John Robert, Haihan, Gemma, Connie, Becky, Alison
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if humans are evolving than what is happening to us and changing from us since 200.00 years ago
by anon-40806 to Sara, Rachael, John Robert, Haihan, Gemma, Connie, Becky, Alison
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are some mutations benefitial?
by lily4 to Rachael, Penny, Jennifer
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How did you get into that particular field (of biology)?
by lily4 to Rachael, Penny, Jennifer
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If we suffered from radiation, could we perhaps develop powers as in the GONE series by Michael Grant?
by flostar2001 and 1 other. to Rachael, Penny, Jennifer, Jean-Paul, Dave
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can any genetic information be gained from mutations?
by lily4 to Rachael, Penny, Jennifer, Jean-Paul, Dave
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I have recently been reading that scientists are now saying that random mutation would statistically not be able to
by ssuewing to Tom, Rachael, Penny, Jennifer, Jean-Paul, Dave
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Which scientist inspires you the most?
by ruthycat12 to Rachael, Penny, Jennifer, Jean-Paul, Dave, Alison
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Is it possible that with the increased use of technology and on-screen typing, we will lose or simplify the use of our
by flostar2001 to Rachael, Penny, Jennifer, Jean-Paul, Dave
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If we don’t get enough of the required Amino Acids in our diet does our body prioritize a particular group of proteins
by izzabop to Rachael, Penny, Jennifer, Jean-Paul, Dave
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Are genes by default switched off or on? – Does it depend on the cell?
by izzabop to Rachael, Penny, Jennifer, Jean-Paul, Dave
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Is it possible to rejuvenate ?
by joshwicks to Rachael, Penny, Jennifer, Jean-Paul, Dave
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how long does it take from the day you are born to have a new set of cells
by connor0151
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Is it true that fish (I think it was goldfish) have a really short memory?
by susannamarie to Rachael, Leila, Kara
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Does the sperm of a male get “smarter” with age? Meaning, is there more information passed to offspring? I ask, because
by deepgreendesign to Rachael, Penny, Jennifer, Jean-Paul, David, Dave
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Would it be possible for an animal’s skin to change colour permenantly in adolescence?
by kattypuss to Rachael, Penny, Jennifer, Jean-Paul, Haihan, David, Andrew, Alison
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If we are all mutants then surely there is someone who isn’t a muntant for us to be compared to because mutants are not
by kattypuss
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What books for a novice would you recommend that would give more background on the topics covered in the three
by davidblack17 to Rachael, Penny, Jennifer, Jean-Paul, Dave, Andrew, Alison
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How do the heart muscle cells have the energy to keep beating?
by kattypuss to Rachael, Penny, Jennifer, Jean-Paul, David, Dave
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If you have 23 pairs of chromosomes (46 in total), how can you have one chromosome in each cell?
by kattypuss to Rachael, Penny, Jennifer, Jean-Paul, David, Dave, Andrew
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What do mitochondria do? (and are they actually pink?)
by kattypuss to Rachael, Penny, Jennifer, Jean-Paul, David, Dave, Alison
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What evidence do we have that humans are descended from apes?
by sam24009
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Can you tell me the name again of the endings of a ….. (sorry, dont remember what it was called). It was illustrated
by margaretturner and 1 other. to Rachael, Penny, Jennifer, Jean-Paul, David, Andrew, Alison
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Can DNA in humans be switched on that we wouldnt normally have? for example the GFP gene that you spoke of in the
by holz1 to Vicky, Stefan, Samantha, Rachael, Matt, Leila, Kara, Hayley, Haihan, Alison
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What happens if cells die that weren’t supposed to?
by kattypuss to Vicky, Samantha, Rachael, Matt, Karolina, Jean-Paul, Andrew, Alison
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What happens to dead cells?
by kattypuss to Vicky, Samantha, Rachael, Matt, Alison
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Why is growth finite in humans but seemingly infinite in some trees? What controls this?
by viciascience to Alison, Jean-Paul, Karolina, Matt, Rachael, Samantha, Vicky
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Son asks why are there specific groups of the same type of animal if each animal is mutating and adapting independently?
by mutantmummy
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How do we explain the cast array of different plants in the rain forests of our planet, when natural selection and
by jmangroove to Vicky, Tom, Samantha, Rachael, Matt, Karolina, Jean-Paul, Haihan, Andrew, Alison
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During meiosis, in what proportion of divisions does a mutation occur? Is this is same during mitosis?
by rebeccanesbit to Vicky, Samantha, Rachael, Matt, Karolina, Jean-Paul, Hayley, Haihan, Alison
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Does the total cell number reduce as we get older?
by viciascience to Alison, Jean-Paul, Karolina, Matt, Rachael, Samantha, Vicky
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how can having no eyes be a competitive advantage over have eyes? In the case of cave fish? it can’t
by jmangroove
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We’re told that genome sequencing takes just days/hours now, yet only a few genomes get published. How come they take
by rebeccanesbit to Vicky, Samantha, Rachael, Matt, Leila, Karolina, Jean-Paul, Haihan, Andrew, Alison
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Why do the muscle cells suddenly start to twitch, what has changed to make them twitch?
by leggeangie to Vicky, Serena, Samantha, Rachael, Matt, Karolina, Jean-Paul, Hayley, Dave, Alison
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how do the worms become transparent?
by tony doyle to Serena, Sara, Samantha, Rachael, Penny, Lynne, Karolina, Hayley, Alison
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Do the switches in the genes determine further changes as the organism develops such as whether it becomes blood, bone
by pkee and 1 other.
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Are my cells dividing at the same rate as those on the worm cam?
by rebeccanesbit
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