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Why is chickenpox more lethal the older you get?

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How does a brain decay? Without cell replication they don't age like "normal" cells so, how does age effect them?

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How sand falling from orbit would generate heat: from compression forces similar to forces acting on falling meteors or friction?

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Is it possible to replace the smelly bacteria in your armpit with more fragrant bacteria using genetic engineering?

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If ivory trade is such a huge issue and is killing wild elephant populations why don't people domesticate elephants and farm them taking the demand off wild elephants?

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If a human being was immortal except for their brain how long would it take for them to become brain dead?

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How much can we slow down light?

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To the chemists, what do you refuse to work with and why?

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Scientific validity of claims related to intermittent fasting and insulin/ketosis?

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What is the absolute longest we can store information? Given entropy I imagine digital would only last a few hundred years and paper decays eventually.

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why is chickenpox more lethal the older you get?	31
How does a brain decay? Without cell replication they don't age like "normal" cells so, how does age effect them?	8
How sand falling from orbit would generate heat: from compression forces similar to forces acting on falling meteors or friction?	2
Is it possible to replace the smelly bacteria in your armpit with more fragrant bacteria using genetic engineering?	1
If ivory trade is such a huge issue and is killing wild elephant populations why don't people domesticate elephants and farm them taking the demand off wild elephants?	1
If a human being was immortal except for their brain how long would it take for them to become brain dead?	1
How much can we slow down light?	1
To the chemists, what do you refuse to work with and why?	1
Scientific validity of claims related to intermittent fasting and insulin/ketosis?	1
What is the absolute longest we can store information? Given entropy I imagine digital would only last a few hundred years and paper decays eventually.	1