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Okay, the double helix is the structure of the DNA. Chromosomes are long sections of DNA which comprise multiple genes. But my confusion comes in when we start talking about coiling and the histones. In the nucleus, I figured that the DNA was shaped like the double helix, which then separated...
To Alternative forms of Progress?
http://www.writingforums.com/debate/110098-scientific-thought-barrier-alternative-paths-progress.html
^Read and weep.
I thought that my arguments in this thread were pretty damn good yet I just got ignored and bombarded by more and more inane statements. Can anyone explain why?
Me: Jesus Christ.
Sister: You shouldn't say that?
Me: What?
Sister: Jesus
Me:... why?
Sister: Because it's blasphemy. You shouldn't blaspheme
Me: I don't believe in God, therefore I'm not blaspheming
Sister:[louder] you don't believe in God. You should believe in God.
Me: Why?
Sister...
Things cannot go faster than the speed of light due to the fact that the closer they approach light speed, the more mass they gain, so could a theoretical massless particle, (call it a Chirion) move faster than the speed of light?
So, I was thinking. Back in like, the first or second series, the US military managed to launch a nuclear bomb into space and have it strike a Gouald carrier (which for those of you who don't watch the show, is rather large).
Since it only took a few hours for the nuclear bomb to reach the...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIaKOgSswE8&feature=related
"Revolutionaries don't get job security. They compete with rats for cheese and strays for shelter after the big bullets make feet out of their knees."
All stars produce heavier elements as a result of nuclear fusion. From my 2nd year of college (equivalent to last year of high school) understanding of this process, this + supernovae is the source of all elements heavier than helium in the universe. My question is this, how do the elements...
I go to a college in East London. Because of the relative crappiness of London secondary (high) schools; colleges in East London are also relatively crappy. This leads to pretty much anyone being able to teach at college level, regardless of their experience or skill. Still, I was quite...