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Does it matter where our nutrition comes from? If a pill was formulated with 100% RDI of everything we need nutritionally, would taking one of these a day be equivalent to eating healthily?

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When we breathe in, what provides the sucking force and how?

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Is a virus' mutation rate a function of time or number of infections?

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Why do we feel 'mentally drained' after completing a task that requires a lot of brain power?

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If the average person with a virus infects less than one person, it disappears. If more than one, the virus will propagate uncontrollably. Do all viruses then, on average, affect exactly one other person?

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If the average person with a virus infects less than one person, it disappears. If more than one, the virus will propagate uncontrollably. If someone has a virus then, will it, on average, infect exactly one other person?

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Apparently 11-21% of the world's population got swine flu in the 2009-2010 outbreak. Help me understand why Coronavirus is worse.

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Apparently 11-21% of the world's population got Swine flu in the 2009-2010 outbreak, with 150,000 to 575,000 fatalities. Why is Coronavirus worse?

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For patients that test positive to coronavirus but don't have symptoms - how do we know the test isn't producing a false positive?

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If COVID-19 becomes endemic and no anti-viral or vaccine is developed, how would that impact the average life expectancy?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Does it matter where our nutrition comes from? If a pill was formulated with 100% RDI of everything we need nutritionally, would taking one of these a day be equivalent to eating healthily?	60
When we breathe in, what provides the sucking force and how?	15
Is a virus' mutation rate a function of time or number of infections?	2
Why do we feel 'mentally drained' after completing a task that requires a lot of brain power?	1
If the average person with a virus infects less than one person, it disappears. If more than one, the virus will propagate uncontrollably. Do all viruses then, on average, affect exactly one other person?	1
If the average person with a virus infects less than one person, it disappears. If more than one, the virus will propagate uncontrollably. If someone has a virus then, will it, on average, infect exactly one other person?	1
Apparently 11-21% of the world's population got swine flu in the 2009-2010 outbreak. Help me understand why Coronavirus is worse.	1
Apparently 11-21% of the world's population got Swine flu in the 2009-2010 outbreak, with 150,000 to 575,000 fatalities. Why is Coronavirus worse?	1
For patients that test positive to coronavirus but don't have symptoms - how do we know the test isn't producing a false positive?	1
If COVID-19 becomes endemic and no anti-viral or vaccine is developed, how would that impact the average life expectancy?	1