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Early success for universal flu vaccine

Early success for universal flu vaccine

Early success for universal flu vaccine

There are signs that one bid to create a universal flu vaccine that would provide protection against all strains of flu is working. And this one might pack some extra evolutionary aces up its sleeve.

The flu vaccines humanity now has at it

News Articles and Discussion   bio_man   717   star   13 years ago

Homosexuality purely environmental?

Homosexuality purely environmental?

I don't understand how Homosexuality could be genetic. I was just wandering if those more intelligent than me can explain it.

News Articles and Discussion   NeedsAPbiohelp   1353   5   duddy   13 years ago

HELP please :) excel

HELP please :) excel

what information is provided by the correlation coefficient (R^2)?

what is the best line drawn through the data points in excel graph called?

-thank yuo in advance\!

News Articles and Discussion   gh1991   791   bio_man   13 years ago

Is this real? Sea Turtle Extinction

Is this real? Sea Turtle Extinction

Sea Turtle Extinction -- Not Caused By Global Warming

Aha, maybe we have just discovered why the sea turtle is going extinct & it is not global warming.

World shame – the coast  in  COSTA RICA

The Turtle eggs are stolen to be sold.

The planet is thankful for the forwarding of this email.

NOTHING LIKE A PICTURE T

Off-Topic Room   biolove   1450   2   13 years ago

Where did the flu go this winter?

Where did the flu go this winter?

"Ontario typically sees 1,500 deaths associated with seasonal flu annually. This year it has seen none."

Do you think that the regular seasonal flu has decreased in abundance due to the population overcompensating for the H1N1 strain? Or perhaps, the decline in the seasonal flu is a cyclic phenomenon that occurs every 10 years as the article states? Or maybe, th

News Articles and Discussion   PPK   1658   7   MommyLovesGymbo   13 years ago

Just made a donation....now what?

Just made a donation....now what?

I just made a donation, it said to send an email to bio_man, but I don't know how! Help please!

News Articles and Discussion   MommyLovesGymbo   844   bio_man   13 years ago

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Are the advertisments somehow tailored to the user? I just happen to but a 2-terabyte external hard drive last night and today on the forum I am seeing ads for hard drives. It is like somehow i am being shown that ad because it has checked my shopping expereince , ie(websites visited or purchased from).
Is it just ironic or what?

Off-Topic Room   Rit727   1035   bio_man   13 years ago

cure natural hbv?

cure natural hbv?

hi,

i require information on natural hbv tratment. please inquire information thank you Patrick

Feeling sick?   Patrick.K   1355   3   biology101   13 years ago

Skin Cell Spray Gun

Skin Cell Spray Gun

Amazing Discovery - A new stem cell spray gun to heal burn victims.

News Articles and Discussion   bio_man   967   2   nini07   13 years ago

My nose is twitching :S

My nose is twitching :S

Today I noticed my nose felt a little strange, almost like a tingle. I ignored it for most of the time I was at work but just before I put my finger right about my left nostril and felt what I can only describe as a pulse. It's as if something is "pulsing" only it's inside my nose. I don't want to call it a twitch because it's not quite that...does anyo

Feeling sick?   drivingmecrazy   3388   biology101   13 years ago

Biofuel from Tofu Waste

Biofuel from Tofu Waste

A tofu waste recycling facility opened a year ago here outside of Yogyakarta. Waste water from 400 kilograms of soybean used for tofu production is collected in tanks every day and undergoes fermentation.

The bio-gas generated in a treatment facility then flows into pipes connected

News Articles and Discussion   bio_man   1024   13 years ago

exercise 11 in physioEX 8.00

exercise 11 in physioEX 8.00

Can you please give me answers for activity 3,4 and 5 in exercise 11

Upper-Year Courses   helen237   15803   duddy   13 years ago

Acupuncture can Transmit Serious Diseases Like HIV, Hepatitis

Acupuncture can Transmit Serious Diseases Like HIV, Hepatitis

According to this article, it mentions how acupuncture could transmit diseases such as HIV, Heptatis B, C and other bacterial infections due to the usage of contaminated needles.

Since Acupuncture is very popular all over the world, should this treatment be continued or restrictions should be applied on the procedures. Do you think they are following the right procedures

News Articles and Discussion   star   708   Lisa   13 years ago

Expand Female Sex Chromosomes, Not Just Hormones, Help Regulate Blood Pressure

Expand Female Sex Chromosomes, Not Just Hormones, Help Regulate Blood Pressure

It was determined that something in female sex chromosomes appears to trigger a rise in blood pressure after the onset of menopause. This finding challenges the current belief that sex hormones are largely responsible for regulating blood pressure. An experiment was done with mice giving female mice the XY chromosomes and the male mice XX chromosomes. In this study, mice in which th

News Articles and Discussion   star   699   ppk   13 years ago

The New Doctor Death

The New Doctor Death

Dr. Lawrence Egbert is an 82 year old medical director of the Final Exit Network (FEN). FEN is a radical organization that counsels individuals with serious ailments on how to commit suicide. Most right-to-die organizations advocate assisted suicide only to patients who are terminally ill. However, according to the FEN mandate, they help people who "have an incurable

News Articles and Discussion   star   771   ppk   13 years ago

Ethical Kidney Trade

Ethical Kidney Trade

You may be aware of the organ trade tragedy in developing countries that poses a major threat to those individuals who reside in rural areas i.e. selling of kidneys for a small amount of money to pay off debts, living expenses. This situation is increasingly problematic in countries like india, Pakistan, Indonesia etc.

This article discusses kidney trade in a more ethical

News Articles and Discussion   star   620   ppk   13 years ago

Why infertility will stop humans colonising space

Why infertility will stop humans colonising space

Why infertility will stop humans colonising space

According to a review by three scientists looking into the feasibility of colonising Mars, astronauts would be well advised to avoid getting pre

News Articles and Discussion   bio_man   789   13 years ago

Men Think Smartphones Make Them Sexy; Women Don't

Men Think Smartphones Make Them Sexy; Women Don't

Men Think Smartphones Make Them Sexy; Women Don't

Young women find dogs sexier than smartphones. The bad news for geeks was released Thursday in a Retrevo.com study aimed at finding out whether gadgets make people more attractive as love interests.

While about half of men s

News Articles and Discussion   bio_man   704   sarah!   13 years ago

Islamic court bans online chat on amputations

Islamic court bans online chat on amputations

This case deals with an Islamic court which said that people could not start a discussion board on Facebook, Twitter and other sites because it could lead to criticisms of strict Islamic Sharia law.

Do you think that it was right of the court to make this decision and not allow these people their freedom of speech because of criticisms that may have resulted toward the Is

Off-Topic Room   star   1813   5   sarah!   13 years ago

Boy Without a Cerebellum Baffles Doctors

Boy Without a Cerebellum Baffles Doctors

Boy Without a Cerebellum Baffles Doctors

Heather and David Britton want everyone to understand a few things about their giggling, bespectacled 3-year-old son, Chase.

"He's happy. We call him the Little Gremlin. He loves to play tricks on people. He loves to sing. His goal in life is to

News Articles and Discussion   bio_man   792   2   supermario   13 years ago

Essential Reproduction 6th Edition by Johnson

Essential Reproduction 6th Edition by Johnson

Looking for test bank

Thanks

Test Banks   MCat   4144   2   biolove   13 years ago

PhysioEx Lab 2

PhysioEx Lab 2

Can I get help on one more?  Activity 4
What happens to force production with each subsequent stimulus?
Thank you again

Upper-Year Courses   llscott777   5387   3   boeing   13 years ago

Why cant I edit my own post?

Why cant I edit my own post?

Why cant I edit my own post? I see the button that says "edit" but it doesnt work; do I have to be full memeber to edit my own post or is the feature just disabled?

Off-Topic Room   Rit727   2763   10   Boobs   13 years ago

PhysioEx Exercise 3 Activity 6

PhysioEx Exercise 3 Activity 6

I am having trouble with this excersise, can anyone help??  Thanks!!!

Upper-Year Courses   whitecaddy26   4351   2   13 years ago

Describe the significance of using 9mM sodium chloride inside the cell and 6 mM

Describe the significance of using 9mM sodium chloride inside the cell and 6 mM

I am struggling with my PhysioEx. 8.0.  On the review sheets for exercise 3. I am in need of help for the following questions. 4. What is the difference between membrane irritability and membrane conductivity? 5. Why does a nerve's action potential increase slightly whan you add 1.0V to the threshold voltage and stimulate the nerve? 13. What is the relationship between siz

Upper-Year Courses   whitecaddy26   11747   boeing   13 years ago

Feedback?

Feedback?

It would be convenient if we could keep track of who has given us feedback, so that at least I know where I went wrong.

Thanks

Suggestions and Updates   biolove   1300   bio_man   13 years ago

J. Craig Venter - Future Biology

J. Craig Venter - Future Biology

J. Craig Venter is a biologist most known for his contributions, in 2001, of sequencing the first draft human genome and in 2007 for the first complete diploid human genome. In 2010 he and his team announced success in constructing the first synthetic bacterial cell. His present work focuses on creating synthetic biological organisms and applications of this work, and discovering ge

News Articles and Discussion   bio_man   711   3   13 years ago

PhysioEx Exercise 3 - Review

PhysioEx Exercise 3 - Review

This probably makes me seem lazy but does anyone have the answers to the Review for Exercise 3. I have a physio lecture exam to study for as well as a anatomy exam. -___________- I started the review I finished the matching aw well as question 16. Any help, will work.

Upper-Year Courses   adr1e   3935   3   13 years ago

Achievements of science

Achievements of science

A reminder of the things mankind can accomplish when its intelligence, ingenuity, and determination are focused in the right direction, and our skills are used for the benefit of all mankind rather than for the greed and prosperity of a few. Footage includes space missions, advanced robotics, biological and medical advancement, particle physics and cosmology.

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News Articles and Discussion   bio_man   660   duddy   13 years ago

Molecular Mechanisms of Muscle Contraction

Molecular Mechanisms of Muscle Contraction

Hi, Are the details concerning how the energy of ATP hydrolysis is used to elongate the heads of the myosin molecules, to form bonds, to provide pulling strength and to destroy bridges fully determined and especially proven already by electron microscopy?? Or is it just a theory? I heard of the so called Davydov Solitons that can also be alternative explanations of the molecul

News Articles and Discussion   trevorwt   4108   10   bio_man   13 years ago

physioEx 8.0 exercise 4 actvity 8

physioEx 8.0 exercise 4 actvity 8

Need help with table 4.2 #17 ,patient 1-5 PLZ

Upper-Year Courses   jennE   2239   4   duddy   13 years ago

Flexible Screen by SamSung (OLED Cell-phone)

Flexible Screen by SamSung (OLED Cell-phone)

Cool technology!

News Articles and Discussion   duddy   834   bio_man   13 years ago

Duddy's Tom Cruise picture

Duddy's Tom Cruise picture

Is that Tom Cruise or is that your picture Duddy?

Off-Topic Room   Rit727   907   duddy   13 years ago

Here's some real good advice

Here's some real good advice

Off-Topic Room   duddy   841   amanjohn2124   13 years ago

Nutrition: Concepts and Controversies, 1st Canadian Edition TEST BANK FREE

Nutrition: Concepts and Controversies, 1st Canadian Edition TEST BANK FREE

Nutrition: Concepts and Controversies, 1st Canadian Edition; Sizer, Whitney, Piché; Nelson Education, Toronto, 2009

Enjoy...

Test Banks   biolove   14041   13 years ago

AP Biology - TEST QUESTIONS with ANSWERS Part 2

AP Biology - TEST QUESTIONS with ANSWERS Part 2

  1
 
1) What structure in the plant regulates transpiration of water into the environment?
A. Stomata
B. Cuticles
C. Trichomes
D. Sporangia
E. Mitochondra
 
2) Dicots differ from monocots in that
A.  in the stem, dicot veins are complex whereas monocot stems are arranged in a ring.
B.  in the leaf, dicot

Test Banks   biolove   10451   13 years ago

AP Biology - TEST QUESTIONS with ANSWERS Part 3

AP Biology - TEST QUESTIONS with ANSWERS Part 3

Chapter 50
1) Important abiotic factors in ecosystems include which of the following?
I. temperature
II. water
III. wind
A) I only B) II only C) III only D) I and II only E) I, II, and III
2) All of the following statements about ecology are correct except:
A) Ecology is the study of the interactions between biotic and abiotic aspects of the envi

Test Banks   biolove   5645   13 years ago

AP Biology - TEST QUESTIONS with ANSWERS Part 4

AP Biology - TEST QUESTIONS with ANSWERS Part 4

1
Biology 1001 – Midterm 2– Answers
Part A - Multiple Choice.
1)  A population is correctly defined as having which of the following
characteristics?
I. inhabiting the same general area
II. individuals belonging to the same species
III. possessing a constant and uniform density and dispersion
A) I only
B) III only
C) I and II on

Test Banks   biolove   10462   13 years ago

AP Biology - TEST QUESTIONS with ANSWERS Part 5

AP Biology - TEST QUESTIONS with ANSWERS Part 5

1.   Which ecological unit incorporates abiotic factors?
   Answer: ecosystem
2.   The effects of altitude on an ecosystem include all of the following EXCEPT
   Answer: an increase in temperature
4.   Where would an ecologist find the most phytoplankton in a lake?
   Answer: limnetic zone
5.   The best example of a polygynous mating system is
   Answer: male

Test Banks   biolove   11061   13 years ago

Environmental Health question

Environmental Health question

Hi,

I am currently studying environmental health and one of the topics i have been given is Health Inequalities. I am trying to get my head round the topic and i need some help. What i do know is health inequalities is a very broad area and i have narrowed down the area to the basics. I am not asking anyone to do write an essay for me just general ideas and opinions on he

News Articles and Discussion   junior272   2431   13   13 years ago