Biology - August 2007

2007-08-30 22:11:09 · 5 answers · asked by Veronica J 1

I asked this in another section but no one seemed interested haha so I thought Id have a go here..

What I mean by this question is:

In proper science (hehe :P joking) when we have a new idea for a treatment plan or a drug - we (generally) have to go through research proposals, ethics approvals, then months/years of animal testing, followed by months/years of clinical trials.

All of this is regulated and must be approved by the relevant bodies to ensure safety and efficacy. You must provide evidence!!! evidence!!!!!

Why do alternative medicines and procedures get away with not doing the same thing? Why are they not held to the same standards of safety as 'traditional' medicine is? 'Natural Herbal' remedies contain chemicals just as a synthetic drug does. This is basic biochem. Alternative therapies have an effect on the body just as a traditional ones do.

What do you guys think?

2007-08-30 20:49:25 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-30 18:13:48 · 4 answers · asked by feelinglikeastar 2

I always get kicked off YA for asking this, but I SWEAR I am serious: I've had a life long interest in evolutionary biology. My question is: If condoms were used by humans 100% of the time, would Homo Sapiens go extinct, or would evolution find a way around it???

If so, what might it be?

2007-08-30 18:11:10 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

What is the NAME of the monomer of protien?


thanks!

2007-08-30 17:27:30 · 7 answers · asked by bubblicious fun 1

Hey would you consider bio dieseal a good alternative energy source?

What are its benefits and put-backs?

2007-08-30 17:14:45 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

"Based on what you know about the chemistry of biological molecules, why do you think high fevers are so dangerous for humans and other animals?"
I'm not tryin got cheat, i've looked through the entire chapter so many times but i cant find anything even relating to this question. please help!!

2007-08-30 17:01:44 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

Viruses
b. Archaea
c. Fungi
d. Monera
e. Bacteria

2007-08-30 16:03:31 · 6 answers · asked by ursportsguy 1

2007-08-30 15:58:25 · 5 answers · asked by Viktor 1

Let's imagine that 50,000 years ago there was a small group of humans living somewhere in the forest of Northern Europe: 7 grown men, 12 grown women and 9 children. Six of those men are prime examples of masculinity, strong, muscular and sweaty, each "taking care" of 2 women. One, however, is a deformed geek who is tolerated by others, but not allowed to actively participate in the life of the group.

One day, the six able-bodied men go off hunting for a mammoth. Several days pass, but there's no word of them. It appears that they all died tragically. The geek suddenly becomes the only grown male of the group and he takes full advantage of that, inseminating each woman repeatedly until they're all pregnant with his offspring.

His joy is short-lived, however, because now the group has lost their main source of food. They are forced to forage for berries and mushrooms and starvation sets in. 2 women and all of the children die of hunger, leaving only the deformed geek and his harem.

2007-08-30 15:13:40 · 11 answers · asked by Belzetot 5

At what age do most people begin to go physically downhill? My friend is 24 and she said she is losing the elastic of her skin already and her muscles are looser. She thinks she was at her physical peak from age 17-21.

2007-08-30 15:08:23 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Can someone please explain to me how I can find the answer to this question?
Thanx.

The body's largest organ is the skin, weighing an average of 2.7 kg.

Convert this to pounds.

What percent of your body weight is that? (for someone weighing 105 pounds.)

2007-08-30 14:42:33 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

why is it important that the extinctions occured soon after humans arrived on a new continent? what kind of evidence might a scientist look for to give further proof of this idea?

2007-08-30 14:37:03 · 3 answers · asked by iluvkikyam 2

Why does an image appear backwards when you look through a microscope? Is the object magnified from UNDERNEATH the object or is it something else? Please help me! Thank You!

2007-08-30 14:28:04 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous 1

2007-08-30 12:26:58 · 3 answers · asked by bj_macauley 1

2007-08-30 11:56:00 · 11 answers · asked by BBHunter 5

I read where people who are against abortion say "Religion didn't decide when life began, science did ." . The point was that science determined that life begins when a fetus' heart starts beating, etc, but that was years ago, and I'm vague on the details . I know a fetus' heart doesn't start beating until a long time after conception . Apparently, biologists are looking for a series of bodily functions when they're trying to define life in a fetus . What kind of bodily functions are they looking for ? When DOES science say life begins ?

2007-08-30 10:17:14 · 4 answers · asked by I_hate_being_single 3

Can someone please help me????

2007-08-30 09:29:46 · 6 answers · asked by ladyb_from_gridlock 1

This is a question for my biology homework and I dont think I am understanding what it is asking....

2007-08-30 09:28:36 · 7 answers · asked by ladyb_from_gridlock 1

2007-08-30 08:53:39 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

What causes someone to be albino? What color eyes do albino people have?

2007-08-30 08:27:35 · 17 answers · asked by honeybear 5

I'm supposed to be defining the word and explaining it. I'm not sure how to answer.

2007-08-30 07:54:48 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

The body has stripes on it, but this insect is rather wan looking.

2007-08-30 07:31:27 · 6 answers · asked by Thomas B 2

smooth muscle
breathing muscle
skeletal muscle
cardiac muscle

2007-08-30 06:59:42 · 4 answers · asked by THAT GUY 1

A) Nucleus
B) CYTOPLASM
C) Cartilage
D) Cell Membrane

2007-08-30 06:49:00 · 5 answers · asked by THAT GUY 1

by doing what we can activate all our brain cells?

2007-08-30 03:35:26 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

What is the link within it that explains how the different sexes formed, and why they formed from being either both sexes, or from a-sexual to having to sexes?

2007-08-30 02:01:49 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

can't think of any other questions to ask.

2007-08-30 01:21:57 · 6 answers · asked by TelecomsTowerGod 4

I just want to know...

2007-08-30 00:39:36 · 6 answers · asked by -'mcr fanatic'- 1

Something like 99% of biologists think that evolution via natural selection explains the creation of human beings. Why do most people doubt this? And why do they think there is a controversy among scientists where none exists? It's true there are biologists (like Michael Behe) who doubt evolution. But the overwhelming majority do not doubt it.

Now, it's one thing to doubt Evolution, but it's entirely different to claim THAT THERE IS A CONTROVERSY AMONG SCIENTISTS WHERE NONE EXISTS.

http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/steve/

2007-08-29 21:26:32 · 6 answers · asked by heartfelt_atheist 2