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Biohazard

Biohazard

(Science: microbiology) a risk of exposure to harmful bacteria, viruses, or other dangerous biological agents, particularly those found in genetic recombination studies or in clinical microbiology labs.


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The Implausible Engines of Evolution

Biohazard: Also, a bad mutation turning out to be good is rare and hardly observed in the natural world, especially when it comes to multi-cellular organisms. Also, keep in mind that most mutations are lethal, and thus they ...

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by biohazard
Mon Oct 10, 2011 7:23 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: The Implausible Engines of Evolution
Replies: 12
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The Implausible Engines of Evolution

Biohazard: 1)You wrote "even a 'bad' mutation can do well, a famous example of this would be the association of malaria and sickle cell aenemia." I wonder if you could explain this as a positive association. I do ...

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by Tomn
Fri Oct 07, 2011 9:27 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: The Implausible Engines of Evolution
Replies: 12
Views: 164

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Depending on the usefulness of the given mutation against the organism's environment, the mutation may be deleted (severely debilitating mutation), it may prevail as a heterozygote (no obvious harm or benefit), or it will increase in numbers (beneficial as heterozygous or as homozygous). In certain...

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by Crucible
Thu Oct 06, 2011 3:20 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: The Implausible Engines of Evolution
Replies: 12
Views: 164

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Ok, so this breeding program of yours. Have you considered invading Poland first? All in due time, my friend. First we need to have finished breeding our army of gargantuan Southern Elephant Seals before any invading can be done. After that we will repopulate the country with very tall and beautifu...

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by merv
Mon Oct 03, 2011 2:01 pm
 
Forum: Genetics
Topic: Question about sexes and gene
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Views: 2798

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biohazard: are you sure, that * people in e.g. Africa or elsewhere are afraid of (non-venomous) arachnids etc.? * native/primitive? because of lack of correct English word, I mean people who live in wild nature like Indians ...

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by biohazard
Mon Sep 12, 2011 6:07 am
 
Forum: Genetics
Topic: Is arachnophobia genetic?
Replies: 6
Views: 878
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