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Is it possible to create a hydrocarbon chain that is 1 meter long? If so, how strong will this hydrocarbon chain be if you try to use it as a rope? Could you make a very strong rope with it?

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Can a person get prion disease by eating mutton brain or the brain of other animals?

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If fructose doesn't require insulin for cells to absorb it from the blood, then why can't diabetics just exclusively use fructose as a sweetener?

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Do cells that uptake covid-19 vaccine mRNA get destroyed by cytotoxic T-cells?

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If cooking oil can be turned into biodiesel, then can diesel be turned into cooking oil?

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Can n1-methylpseudouridine, a synthetic nucleoside used in the Pfizer and Moderna covid-19 vaccines, wobble-pair with bases other than Adenine? If so, then could this be a safety concern for those vaccines?

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Can mRNA containing synthetic n1-methylpseudouridine nucleosides be reverse transcribed into DNA? If so, then will the n1-methylpseudouridine be able to pair up with DNA nucleotides other than Adenine, assuming that it can pair up with Adenine? And is there any potential for wobble base pairing?

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Is Earth smoother or rougher than a pool ball and/or billiard ball?

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Is it possible to create a hydrocarbon chain that is 1 meter long? If so, how strong will this hydrocarbon chain be if you try to use it as a rope? Could you make a very strong rope with it?	1
Can a person get prion disease by eating mutton brain or the brain of other animals?	1
If fructose doesn't require insulin for cells to absorb it from the blood, then why can't diabetics just exclusively use fructose as a sweetener?	1
Do cells that uptake covid-19 vaccine mRNA get destroyed by cytotoxic T-cells?	1
If cooking oil can be turned into biodiesel, then can diesel be turned into cooking oil?	1
Can n1-methylpseudouridine, a synthetic nucleoside used in the Pfizer and Moderna covid-19 vaccines, wobble-pair with bases other than Adenine? If so, then could this be a safety concern for those vaccines?	1
Can mRNA containing synthetic n1-methylpseudouridine nucleosides be reverse transcribed into DNA? If so, then will the n1-methylpseudouridine be able to pair up with DNA nucleotides other than Adenine, assuming that it can pair up with Adenine? And is there any potential for wobble base pairing?	1
Is Earth smoother or rougher than a pool ball and/or billiard ball?	1