Day-coal

... are full of people with mutations dying of cancer and other diseases. Think mutations are 'good'? Go stand out in the sun for a few hours on a hot day and get some 'beneficial' mutations or one could stick their head in the microwave and get some 'beneficial' mutations. Mutations can be good, bad ...

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The other day I saw a small beetle about a quarter of an inch, one of those rounded ones that cling to your hand. It was black and very ordinary looking except that it had a proboscis a little longer than it's body. It was long ...

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... In the real world, what factors might increase or decrease the probability of a species going extinct? Aside from environmental factors, present day genetic diversity. Lack of diversity = higher chance of extinction, high levels of diversity = higher chance of survival.

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... smaller brains than whites or Asians In fact there are mountains of evidence to the contrary, which is why this junk will never see the light of day in mainstream science, academia or society. And it is not because of political correctness either, it's because it's stupid. You're wasting your ...

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... I've never gotten a fully satisfying answer to: what mechanisms are kicking in to give me a 'second wind' late at night? Basically I go through my day (usually up around 7, in lab by 9) and am fairly exhausted by 8 or 9pm every night. But by 11pm/12am, my energy picks up again and I can easily ...

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