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What exactly is dying of old age?

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Are there any toxins natural to humans like those frogs or puffer fish?

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Do modern Asians, Middle-Easterners and Europeans still have the genes for defending against the plague of the Black Death?

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Why do some bacterias/viruses create diseases that kill so hard and fast? Wouldn't it be an evolutionary advantage to keep the host alive and spread?

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Are the rules of biology universal?

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If the great extinction didn't happen and dinosaur/plesiosaurs/whatever-saurs continued to evolve, could they have become intelligent and build civilizations like humans?

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According to Newton's Third Law, why is it that if a car hits me it does not look like a car crash but with me just flying away. What about an explosion?

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What happens if a bug flies into my car while we are both moving?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What exactly is dying of old age?	1273
Are there any toxins natural to humans like those frogs or puffer fish?	4
Do modern Asians, Middle-Easterners and Europeans still have the genes for defending against the plague of the Black Death?	1
Why do some bacterias/viruses create diseases that kill so hard and fast? Wouldn't it be an evolutionary advantage to keep the host alive and spread?	1
Are the rules of biology universal?	1
If the great extinction didn't happen and dinosaur/plesiosaurs/whatever-saurs continued to evolve, could they have become intelligent and build civilizations like humans?	1
According to Newton's Third Law, why is it that if a car hits me it does not look like a car crash but with me just flying away. What about an explosion?	1
What happens if a bug flies into my car while we are both moving?	1