Hi biology types, Humans have 23 pairs of chromosomes while orangutans, gorillas and chimpanzees have 24. Presumably our common ancestor had...
Hi forum, I curious as to how a tree (or plant in general I guess) dies? There is a magnificent Ghost Gum Eucalyptus down the road which goats...
Thanks for your reply Fraggle, its got me even more interested. I can't imagine no distinction between past, present & future tenses in complex...
I'm a complete linguistics noob but am curious as to whether some concepts and ideas are harder to express in some languages than others, and if this...
I agree genetically modified crops may well become necessary in order to feed much of the world, but relying on a handful corporations to control...
Hi Forum, I can understand a tidal bulge forming on the side of the Earth facing the moon, but I can't find an understandable explanation for the...
My crude understanding is that the DNA in the cells of the animal holds the "code" or recipe for creating amino acids and proteins, which ultimately...
The mutation may be "natural" i.e not the result of human-induced genetic manipulation, but that doesn't mean its harmless to humans. The mutation...
Hi forum, as a biology noob I wonder if anyone can explain, With of about 10,000 confirmed cases of swine flu worldwide and about 100 deaths it...
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