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  1. Stealth Mosquitoes? - Biology Stack Exchange

    Aug 26, 2024 · Have mosquitoes become silent and invisible, or am I losing my senses of hearing and sight? This summer I have seen no mosquitoes and have only heard two of them, very quiet, as I sat …

  2. Heterocyst function in cyanobacteria and its localization

    Apr 14, 2015 · 1.What is the function of heterocyst? 2.Where it is present? A heterocyst I think may be a protecting organ in cells!

  3. Why are so few foods blue? - Biology Stack Exchange

    Feb 22, 2017 · Although blue foods exist, they're rare enough compared to other foods for food preparers to use blue plasters as a convention. The natural colour of a given food is due to pigments …

  4. physiology - Why do blobfish become bloated when they are brought …

    Dec 30, 2021 · "Yes they do" referred to the article and the wiki answering the question. The linked post indicated "the bends". The Wikipedia page specifically states: "The popular impression of the blobfish …

  5. Do spiders learn how to build webs? - Biology Stack Exchange

    Nov 4, 2021 · Spiders’ ability to weave webs is a classic example of an innate or instinctual behavior. They do not learn to make webs. The earliest English-language scientific publication that I can find to …

  6. How is the size of a gene defined? - Biology Stack Exchange

    Jun 16, 2016 · Is there an agreed definition as to how many nucleic acid bases constitute a gene? If not, why not? I'm not sure I understand how the exact sizes of genes are defined.

  7. Why does K+ move out of the cell? - Biology Stack Exchange

    Jun 9, 2017 · The other answer is a bit misleading. "Another cause is the the intracellular K+ concentration" No, this is exactly the same cause, the differing concentrations is what causes the …

  8. human biology - Is lemon water an alkalizing agent in the body ...

    Apr 17, 2017 · I was recently having a discussion with someone about whether lemon water actually increases the pH of your body (by which I assume they mean the blood); their claim was that once …

  9. How to calculate the osmolality of Hepes solution?

    Jan 9, 2024 · Here is an excerpt from Kollmann et al. (2020, J. Physiol.): This ring was placed in a recording chamber continuously perfused with 37°C aerated Hepes solution containing (in mM) 136 …

  10. Distribution of hearing loss - Biology Stack Exchange

    Dec 8, 2020 · Low-frequency sounds are more penetrating, damaging. Hearing damage caused by blasts typically occurs at frequencies around 2 - 8 kHz, while age-related hearing loss starts at the …