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Dictionary » O » Obsession Obsessionobsession (Science: psychiatry) A recurrent, persistent thought, image or impulse that is unwanted and distressing (ego dystonic) and comes involuntarily to mind despite attempts to ignore or suppress it. Common obsessions involve thoughts of violence, contamination and self doubt. Origin: L. Obsessio ![]()
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Results from our forumPitfalls of Evolutionary Psychology: Exaptation... and protection from the elements. Hair on the head now is of enormous aesthetic importance and may even be crucial in mate selection, HOWEVER, the obsession with having a stylish hairstyle probably has nothing at all to do with evolution. Likewise, something like emotional intimacy between two ...
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Experiment: Can Electromagnetic.... Can Electromagnetic Fields Be Used to Attenuate or Kill Bacteria? I'm a new guy here (obviously) and I've had a lifelong obsession with biology and genetics. I've done lots of research and I've found a couple of things which support the idea I would like to test. 1) Malaria can be ...
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Re: Polygenic Inheritance and Mendel... traits - just to do that, he had to have had a pretty good idea of what was going on. I often wonder what the rest of the monks thought about his obsession with pea traits, and just how much acreage they let him use for his allele and generational plots.
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Evolution of the distinction of gender... attractive, yet which particular features we find most attractive can be greatly influenced by culture. Consider, for example, the western world's obsession with toothpick-sized women; just a few centuries ago this would have been considered a very unattractive sign of ill health. Latin-American ...
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Genetics question about skin color and hair type traitshttp://www.racialicious.com/2006/10/27/debunking-the-million-to-one-black-and-white-twins-obsession/
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