
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 …
Photosynthesis: What Powers the Splitting of Water?
Dec 3, 2015 · The splitting of water is an endergonic (non-spontaneous) reaction, and thus would require energy (chemical work to be done) in order to happen. In Photosystem II, an enzyme …
Are eukaroytic promoters located in the 5' UTR region?
Sep 15, 2015 · Most promoter elements are not a part of the mRNA sequence. They are upstream (towards 5') of the transcription start site. However, a certain class of promoters called downstream …
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 …
dna - qPCR precipitation - Biology Stack Exchange
Nov 8, 2023 · I have performed DNA precipitation using two methods on an amplified 194 bp PCR product: using a PEG method with just cold 80% ethanol PEG worked much better for me. Can the …
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 …
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 …
Why can you not tickle yourself? - Biology Stack Exchange
It's the age old question, why can't we tickle ourselves? If you rub your fingers along your skin, sure there's sensation but you don't break down into a laughing fit (at least I don't :P), if some...
Is there such a thing as 'genetic memory'? - Biology Stack Exchange
Nov 9, 2022 · I want to emphasize that actual memories passed on genetically are pure fiction as far as we know. However, there are genetic markers such as methylations, induced as a part of stress …
Alignment given two sequence - Biology Stack Exchange
Apr 13, 2022 · Thanks for the response. We get weekly activities for practice to compliment the lecture. The question states to find all possible alignments, followed by "provide the best alignment …