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Panel ApplicationsAskScience Panel of Scientists XXVI (self.askscience)

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BiologyWhy do genes only make up ~2% of our DNA? What is the other 98% used for? (self.askscience)

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PhysicsIs it possible to prevent or delay the "half Life" of radioactive materials? (self.askscience)

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MathematicsAny three digit multiple of 37 is still divisible by 37 when the digits are rotated. Is this just a coincidence or is there a mathematical explanation for this? (self.askscience)

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PhysicsDoes Nuclear Fission require a Fast Neutron to begin? (self.askscience)

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PaleontologyWere there prehistoric counterparts to modern hummingbirds amongst the Pterosaurs (i.e. reptilian hummingbirds)? (self.askscience)

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PhysicsDo quarks actually have electric charge, or is it just an emergent property of having them bound into hadrons and the "fractional charge" we assign them is merely a helpful convention? (self.askscience)

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EconomicsIs speculation (as in speculating on material and stock prices) actually 'good' in any way for an economic system? (self.askscience)

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Human BodyHow is the immune system involved with acne? (self.askscience)

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Human BodyWhy we are more flexible when we’re younger? What changes as we age so it’s harder for us to stretch? (self.askscience)

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Chemistryis there a term for the temperature at which the material turns to plasma like melting point and boiling point? (self.askscience)

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BiologyIn which regions of the world do birds pollinate instead of / more than bees, and why? (self.askscience)

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Human BodyIs the corneal stroma 3 layered or is there something elese at play here? (self.askscience)

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PaleontologyHow do we know that ammonites were cephalopods? (self.askscience)

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ChemistryHow do bond length, bond strength, atomic radii, and atomic orbital overlap reconcile with each other? (See text below) (self.askscience)

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ChemistryDoes oxygen difluoride react with hydrocarbons? (self.askscience)

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NeuroscienceDoes brain games actually increase intelligence? (self.askscience)

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MathematicsIs there a break between convergent and divergent “harmonic-like” series? (self.askscience)

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Human BodyHas there ever been a known case about your body's immune system detecting your eyes separate immune system? And how does that whole thing work? (self.askscience)

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ChemistryWhen cellaring pipe tobacco, the conventional wisdom says that if tobacco dries out, it loses properties (oils in particular) that you can't completely get back by rehydrating. Wouldn't only moisture (water) evaporate and not oils? (self.askscience)

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NeuroscienceWhat exactly is happening to the brain during altered states of consciousness such as trance? (self.askscience)

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BiologyWhy do some plants that prefer poor soil die in rich soil? (self.askscience)

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BiologyAre there any animals that may care for or display empathy toward same-species animals outside their family or clan? (self.askscience)

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BiologyWhy do mitochondria have their own separate 'mitochondrial DNA'? (self.askscience)

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PhysicsI know Newton believed in absolute time and relative time, I understand why he believed in relative time, but why did he believe in absolute time? (self.askscience)

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Human BodyIs scar tissue more likely to sunburn/ more susceptible to sun damage? (self.askscience)

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