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Why are the leaves of trees generally considered inedible?

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What do the super-large brains of whales and elephants map to?

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Do microplastics accumulate in human tissue (particularly the kidneys, and possibly even brain)?

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Can we decrease our chances of getting cancer simply by upregulating DNA repair enzymes?

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Is cyanide toxic to all aerobic organisms?

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Is it plausible that this bear (link attached) intentionally committed suicide?

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Why are bases more destructive to biological molecules than acids? (question of interest to NASA Astrobiologist)

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Do cell organelles float freely in the cytoplasm? Or are they attached to the cell membrane/some other structure through microtubules?

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Are there any animals that won't eat their way to the level of obesity if they were presented with unlimited food?

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Do salts (like NaCl, baking soda, sodium borate, and magnesium sulfate) ever expire? Or can they be kept indefinitely long?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why are the leaves of trees generally considered inedible?	54
What do the super-large brains of whales and elephants map to?	53
Do microplastics accumulate in human tissue (particularly the kidneys, and possibly even brain)?	51
Can we decrease our chances of getting cancer simply by upregulating DNA repair enzymes?	44
Is cyanide toxic to all aerobic organisms?	42
Is it plausible that this bear (link attached) intentionally committed suicide?	32
Why are bases more destructive to biological molecules than acids? (question of interest to NASA Astrobiologist)	30
Do cell organelles float freely in the cytoplasm? Or are they attached to the cell membrane/some other structure through microtubules?	27
Are there any animals that won't eat their way to the level of obesity if they were presented with unlimited food?	27
Do salts (like NaCl, baking soda, sodium borate, and magnesium sulfate) ever expire? Or can they be kept indefinitely long?	27