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Why is it relatively cheap and easy to make Canine Rabies Vaccines while it is very hard and expensive to get a human Rabies Vaccine?

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Hydro-carbons are flammable because of a reaction between carbon hydrogen and oxygen. How is Carbon Monoxide flammable without hydrogen?

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What is it about cats renal system that makes their urine smell like ammonia.

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Why does cat urine smell like ammonia instead of urea? Is there an evolutionary benefit to this? Are there other mammals that pee ammonia?

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Could everyone in a given area all take Ivermectin at a given time and decimate the mosquito population? Especially the human centric mosquitos like Aedes aegypti?

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I recently read an article on Ivermectin essentially killing mosquitos after they suck your blood. If a large population took the dose in unison would we see a population collapse?

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Evidence shows Ivermectin can be fatal to mosquitos after feeding on hosts dosed with the drug, in some cases up to 28 days. Could we provide the drug for everyone in a given area simultaneously and see a population collapse?

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If you could completely start over with the electric grid and didn’t have to worry about cost or legacy issues what would you do?

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Is it possible/likely that an algorithm can identify that an upcoming event will drive engagement across all users and will then steer users towards content that reinforces attendance to said event?

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The Caribbean Monk Seal has been extinct for a 100+ years. What ecological role did they fill? What ecological do you hypothesize we would see if they were reintroduced to the Caribbean with sufficient population?

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Why is it relatively cheap and easy to make Canine Rabies Vaccines while it is very hard and expensive to get a human Rabies Vaccine?	70
Hydro-carbons are flammable because of a reaction between carbon hydrogen and oxygen. How is Carbon Monoxide flammable without hydrogen?	4
What is it about cats renal system that makes their urine smell like ammonia.	1
Why does cat urine smell like ammonia instead of urea? Is there an evolutionary benefit to this? Are there other mammals that pee ammonia?	1
Could everyone in a given area all take Ivermectin at a given time and decimate the mosquito population? Especially the human centric mosquitos like Aedes aegypti?	1
I recently read an article on Ivermectin essentially killing mosquitos after they suck your blood. If a large population took the dose in unison would we see a population collapse?	1
Evidence shows Ivermectin can be fatal to mosquitos after feeding on hosts dosed with the drug, in some cases up to 28 days. Could we provide the drug for everyone in a given area simultaneously and see a population collapse?	1
If you could completely start over with the electric grid and didn’t have to worry about cost or legacy issues what would you do?	1
Is it possible/likely that an algorithm can identify that an upcoming event will drive engagement across all users and will then steer users towards content that reinforces attendance to said event?	1
The Caribbean Monk Seal has been extinct for a 100+ years. What ecological role did they fill? What ecological do you hypothesize we would see if they were reintroduced to the Caribbean with sufficient population?	1