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What is the actual mechanism that makes new variants of a disease less dangerous over time? In the very long term, not killing the host is good, but in the short term, as long as the host still passes it on, it seems that it would be a minor advantage, right?

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There's an old "showerthought" that "my dog is made almost entirely of dog food and water." How true is this?

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[Mechanical Engineering] Say I drive a Tesla, powered by a coal plant, and my neighbour drives a normal sedan. Which is worse for the environment?

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If birds are dinosaurs because they're direct descendants, then aren't all chordates actually fish?

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If birds are actually dinosaurs because of how they evolved, why aren't all tetrapods considered fish, in a similar way?

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We have created MASSIVE manufacturing capacity for mRNA vaccines for SARS-CoV-2, including supply chain logistics for raw ingredients and similar. How well will this translate to quick production of any new mRNA vaccines?

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What is the actual mechanism that makes new variants of a disease less dangerous over time? In the very long term, not killing the host is good, but in the short term, as long as the host still passes it on, it seems that it would be a minor advantage, right?	3
There's an old "showerthought" that "my dog is made almost entirely of dog food and water." How true is this?	1
[Mechanical Engineering] Say I drive a Tesla, powered by a coal plant, and my neighbour drives a normal sedan. Which is worse for the environment?	1
If birds are dinosaurs because they're direct descendants, then aren't all chordates actually fish?	1
If birds are actually dinosaurs because of how they evolved, why aren't all tetrapods considered fish, in a similar way?	1
We have created MASSIVE manufacturing capacity for mRNA vaccines for SARS-CoV-2, including supply chain logistics for raw ingredients and similar. How well will this translate to quick production of any new mRNA vaccines?	1