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Can the COVID-19 have enough variants where it would be considered something new/different and not be detected by the current tests? How do the tests not detect other types of coronavirus?

4935 upvotes • SometimesSweaty

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The cosmological constant is sometimes regarded as the worst prediction is physics... what could possibly account for the difference of 120 orders of magnitude between the predicted value and the actually observed value?

4934 upvotes • lamp4321

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Is it possible to get drunk through your skin ?

4934 upvotes • BrindleButt1234

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Is there real-world data showing boosters make a difference (in severity or infection) against Omicron?

4933 upvotes • kolt54321

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What is happening internally to make weight loss so beneficial? How does losing weight when obese improve health & obesity-related conditions like insulin resistance etc.?

4932 upvotes • saturnsrevengebody

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What maintains the amount of blood in your body?

4928 upvotes • pacman327233

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How can objects like a piano be completely black and at the same time highly reflective?

4926 upvotes • LupusX

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What are the simplest animals that sleep? Amoebas? Hydras? Water Bears? Zooplankton? Or what?

4926 upvotes • SovietBozo

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Why do we have two of certain organs while only one of certain others? What would an evolutionary reason to reject two hearts to one lung or one kidney to two livers for example be?

4922 upvotes • amesbury

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Studies from 2003 in China, showed that 80% of the wild animals in the markets and 13-60% of traders with wild animals had SARS-Cov-1 antibodies indicating of larger spreading of the virus. Do we have similar early studies for SARS-Cov-2?

4910 upvotes • 2000p

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Can the COVID-19 have enough variants where it would be considered something new/different and not be detected by the current tests? How do the tests not detect other types of coronavirus?	4935	SometimesSweaty
The cosmological constant is sometimes regarded as the worst prediction is physics... what could possibly account for the difference of 120 orders of magnitude between the predicted value and the actually observed value?	4934	lamp4321
Is it possible to get drunk through your skin ?	4934	BrindleButt1234
Is there real-world data showing boosters make a difference (in severity or infection) against Omicron?	4933	kolt54321
What is happening internally to make weight loss so beneficial? How does losing weight when obese improve health & obesity-related conditions like insulin resistance etc.?	4932	saturnsrevengebody
What maintains the amount of blood in your body?	4928	pacman327233
How can objects like a piano be completely black and at the same time highly reflective?	4926	LupusX
What are the simplest animals that sleep? Amoebas? Hydras? Water Bears? Zooplankton? Or what?	4926	SovietBozo
Why do we have two of certain organs while only one of certain others? What would an evolutionary reason to reject two hearts to one lung or one kidney to two livers for example be?	4922	amesbury
Studies from 2003 in China, showed that 80% of the wild animals in the markets and 13-60% of traders with wild animals had SARS-Cov-1 antibodies indicating of larger spreading of the virus. Do we have similar early studies for SARS-Cov-2?	4910	2000p