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Naked mole rats are highly social animals, and since they are not endothermic, their colonies sleep communally together. Since this is a recipe for plagues, what pathogens are known to afflict them?

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Why do birds, especially those of the neoaves family, move their heads in quick jerky motions so much?

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Neurologically, what happens to cause people to forget things?

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Why is that programs need to be ported between operating systems in order in to function? What goes on at the programming level to require this?

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Do we know enough to figure out where viruses came from and what micro-organisms might be their closest relatives?

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We drink chlorinated water because the Cl prevents bacteria like cholera. Does drinking it also have any effect on our gut bacteria?

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How does the FDA conclude how much of a nutrient is recommended in their %DV statistics?

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A lot of the nutrients we eat are chemically acids, such as fats like stearic acid. Are there any nutrients or foods we eat that are alkaline?

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When using a string generator for lengthy passwords (like what the 1Password app provides), is it actually more secure to then alter one or more of the constituent characters of the string after the algorithmic generation of the password?

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Why are chemical and nutrition tests always performed on rats?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Naked mole rats are highly social animals, and since they are not endothermic, their colonies sleep communally together. Since this is a recipe for plagues, what pathogens are known to afflict them?	75
Why do birds, especially those of the neoaves family, move their heads in quick jerky motions so much?	33
Neurologically, what happens to cause people to forget things?	28
Why is that programs need to be ported between operating systems in order in to function? What goes on at the programming level to require this?	21
Do we know enough to figure out where viruses came from and what micro-organisms might be their closest relatives?	14
We drink chlorinated water because the Cl prevents bacteria like cholera. Does drinking it also have any effect on our gut bacteria?	13
How does the FDA conclude how much of a nutrient is recommended in their %DV statistics?	8
A lot of the nutrients we eat are chemically acids, such as fats like stearic acid. Are there any nutrients or foods we eat that are alkaline?	7
When using a string generator for lengthy passwords (like what the 1Password app provides), is it actually more secure to then alter one or more of the constituent characters of the string after the algorithmic generation of the password?	7
Why are chemical and nutrition tests always performed on rats?	3