Biology - August 2006

I do some groundskeeping near my Church, and I found four strange "masses" of something in the grass under some trees. They were mostly white, w/ a "coral" or a fine "cauliflower" texture. One of them was pretty viscous, but the others turned out to be sort of a transparent jelly on the inside/underneath, and some were interspersed w/ masses of black particles that made me think of caviar or something texture-wise. I wasn't sure if they were attached to the ground or not.

I know that that's a bizarre description. I wish that I'd had a camera on me, but I felt that I ought to get them off the lawn before some kids touched them or something. I wonder if maybe it was "dog vomit" or something merely disgusting and bacteria-attracting. In the last week or so, we've had increased rainfall, and the mushrooms are really taking off.

Does any of that ring a bell? Thanks. : )

2006-08-11 20:15:15 · 4 answers · asked by Henley 1

2006-08-11 19:20:03 · 8 answers · asked by Miss D 7

What does a real forensic investigator think of watching shows like CSI? Is the show more glamorous? How about the science...do you ALWAYS agree with methods and conclusions? Hmm...I wonder...?

2006-08-11 19:06:58 · 7 answers · asked by PerfeclyImperfect 3

2006-08-11 17:28:44 · 11 answers · asked by Big hands Big feet 7

2006-08-11 17:12:46 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous

The theory is that the only gene on the Y-chromosome that is known to be unique to that chromosome is the SRY gene--the gene that "turns on" maleness in a developing fetus. So if the SRY gene eventually migrates to another chromosome and the X chromosome no longer needs to pair with a Y chromosome to create a male child, would that child be considered a "non-human?"

Discuss.

Source: http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/health/HealthRepublish_1710838.htm

2006-08-11 16:41:57 · 11 answers · asked by xaandria 2

It seems people are genuinely attracted to unnatural things. Makeup makes even young, healthy faces look more sexually appealing. Men are often attracted to women who are actually unhealthy because they are underweight. People are often sexually satisfied by acts that truly serve no procreational purpose.

I suppose if the answer is yes, the question becomes, "How is it that the human species evolved to be attracted to unnatural things?" From a biological standpoint, it doesn't add up. Help me understand!

2006-08-11 16:24:56 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-11 16:23:05 · 19 answers · asked by Mortimer Pratchett 1

i have a project on wheat karyotyping. we need to get good c-metaphase cells in order to karytoype it. our pretreatment is hydroxyquinoline. what is the best time to collect the roots tips, pretreat it with hydroxyquinoline and the duration of pretreatment. also, what is the best time to fix it in 3:1 abs. ethanol: glacial acetic acid? i know it is 12 pm for rice. how to hydrolyze it using HCl and stain with aceto-orcein. I know it's a lot of questions but i really need answers since we have been working it for a month now without acceptable results. thank you for your answers.

2006-08-11 16:22:21 · 1 answers · asked by genetic_addict 2

if people are willing to commit suicide on planes what is stopping them from implanting bombs into their body, is that medically possible?

2006-08-11 15:52:01 · 10 answers · asked by anonymous 2

do you think that if you cooked up human flesh would it be considered white meat or red. no i do not want to eat peaple yuk that would be sick. my son was asking me why chicken is white and some meats are red and t he conversation flowed

2006-08-11 15:40:29 · 9 answers · asked by sandi 1

You won't find God mentioned in a biology textbook.
I always hear people talking about the origin of life and it seems they only take one side and not the other.
I am a biology student but my religion comes first, but i also believe that it is possible that God used evolution as one of the tools to create life.
ie: Evolution could not have taken place if God did not want it to.

Is it so crazy to believe that evolution and creationism can go hand in hand and are infact inseperable?

2006-08-11 14:44:44 · 31 answers · asked by Azam 2

2006-08-11 13:10:24 · 7 answers · asked by confused 3

I have just farted and almost instantly i smelt it. How can these gases get to your nose so fast. Especially as they are pointed downwards and away from my nose ??

2006-08-11 13:00:24 · 12 answers · asked by mymindsablank 1

2006-08-11 12:08:56 · 17 answers · asked by Wonderer 1

I have to do that soon and I am too much of a lover of animal life to do that

2006-08-11 11:50:10 · 14 answers · asked by Aim 2

What is different about the US that puts us on the same level as Turkey in responding to this question? Do Americans mistrust science more? Is there a problem with high school biology in this country? Serious answers please

http://www.livescience.com/humanbiology/060810_evo_rank.html

2006-08-11 11:07:33 · 20 answers · asked by rollo_tomassi423 6

2006-08-11 10:55:24 · 7 answers · asked by Robyn 1

I need motivation to write a 10 page research paper. I've been procastinating for months now, but its due in a few days. I need some inspiration and motivation. Please help!

2006-08-11 10:41:58 · 7 answers · asked by deus82 3

2006-08-11 09:34:30 · 31 answers · asked by geoff_neil_taylor 1

What is the scientific name(s) for a "Green Weeping Willow".
I ordered one and I wanted to know the scientific name for it.

There is the common one: Weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
There is the Golden Weeping Willow (Salix alba 'Tristis')
But I don't know the Green Weeping Willows.

2006-08-11 09:09:04 · 4 answers · asked by j123 3

2006-08-11 08:53:45 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous

I remember hearing that there was an air-born
strain of leukemia somewhere in Singapore,
is this true ??

2006-08-11 08:34:05 · 5 answers · asked by ♪ gwiz ♪ 2

2006-08-11 08:33:50 · 10 answers · asked by jomix 1

Of creating new and even more deadly bioweapons which can be made very easily in short time ??

2006-08-11 08:24:30 · 2 answers · asked by ♪ gwiz ♪ 2

I have not yet understood which molecular mechanism recognises a particular series of triplet codons is whether coding or noncoding.

2006-08-11 08:15:22 · 5 answers · asked by Sreek n 1

Please choose the best answer:

How does competition impact population size?

A. When two populations compete for the same food in the same region, the oldest population will decrease in population and will be crowded out.
B. When two populations of aproximately the same food habits are in the same greion, they usually share the avilable resources eqully and they remain about the same population size.
C. When two populations compete for the same food in the same region, the newest population to the area will increase in population size and crowd out the other.
D. When two populations of approximately the same food habits are in the same region, the one best fitted to the local conditions will increase in population and crowd out the other.

Thanks again.

2006-08-11 07:55:47 · 4 answers · asked by thunderbomb90 3

im right handed and im right legged, meaning i kick with my right leg.

2006-08-11 07:55:05 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

DNA companies that sell mail order custom made snippests
of DNA call " oglionucleotides " should be allowed to just sell to not only skilled microbiologist but also, the " lone wolf " biological hachers with their own ideology to create whatever their
minds will atrificialy design and assemble in the lab??

Would you be afraid of what might be released by accident ??

2006-08-11 07:50:38 · 4 answers · asked by ♪ gwiz ♪ 2

2006-08-11 07:43:22 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous