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Is the entirety of the Neanderthal genome still extant among human modern humans or are all humans with Neanderthal ancestry sharing the same portions of the Neanderthal genome?
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In humans that exhibit pica are the same regions of the brain involved as in animals that seek out mineral licks or other similar non-biological sources of minerals?
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The other great apes' body composition is more muscular than humans even in zoos. Why or how do they maintain muscular hypertrophy? And, since the other apes have muscular hypertrophy but humans don't, when was this trait lost in the human lineage?
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What is the relationship between kinetic energy and chemical bonds in collisions and impacts? Is it possible to design a material where all or much of the kinetic energy in an impact is transferred into the chemical bonds?
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Everyone thinks they know what a pterodactyl sounds like - horrid screeching - but based on fossils do we have any idea whether pteradactyls would be capable of screeching?
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Since people with anterograde amnesia can learn new skills, learning a skill and remembering your progress are distinct. Has any work been done to examine whether having a working long-term memory aids in skill acquisition? Do people with normal memory functions acquire skills faster?
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Getting reincarnated into non-human forms has become a popular subject for manga in recent years. Was this a historical belief of Japanese popular religion(s) - that one could be reincarnated as a slime or spider?
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Is paramylon, the form in which euglenoids store carbohydrates, an edible substance? If so, what does it taste like?
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Which came first - breasts/mammary glands/modified sweat glands or suckling? is it possible for suckling behavior to have evolved first in the mammal lineage with some kind of vampiric offspring?
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