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Postby Dustfinger » Wed Aug 30, 2006 1:01 pm

no neither.
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perhaps you can say that the parts of it are living , but the thing as a whole is...well...not really alive
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Postby canalon » Wed Aug 30, 2006 2:46 pm

Are you talking of a group of organism?
Like a biome
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Postby Dustfinger » Wed Aug 30, 2006 6:05 pm

that link doesn´t work, but no i don´t mean any organism
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Postby dreamaway » Wed Aug 30, 2006 8:18 pm

Are you talking about a disease?...about a part of a body?...about an ecosystem? :)
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Postby Dustfinger » Thu Aug 31, 2006 10:04 am

im thinking of a disease
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Postby MrMistery » Thu Aug 31, 2006 5:27 pm

bacterial? viral? caused by a protozoan? a fungi?
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Postby dreamaway » Thu Aug 31, 2006 7:15 pm

a well-known disease (like AIDS)?...would a person who doesn't dream about biology at night be able to guess the answer? :D
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Postby Dustfinger » Fri Sep 01, 2006 12:37 pm

_at_ mrmistery
no, neither

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no, the disease is not well-known.
and i don´t know whether somebody who doesn´t love bio and medicine will konow it
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Postby Sepals » Fri Sep 01, 2006 12:56 pm

Is it caused by a prion?
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Postby Dustfinger » Fri Sep 01, 2006 1:01 pm

no it isn´t ( not mad-cow disease !)
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Postby MrMistery » Fri Sep 01, 2006 5:10 pm

is it a genetic desease?
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Postby dreamaway » Sat Sep 02, 2006 11:13 am

Is it a mental illness?
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