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Do cold feet mean more colds?
Chris Smith - My own take on this is no, because I have chronically cold feet. ...
Can mosquitoes pass on HIV?
... versions of HIV in chimpanzees (SIV) and they have their own specific cells that it locks onto. Because those ...
Why does the sound of nails on a blackboard elicit a physical response?
... those frequencies. That may alert us that an animal of our own species, perhaps, is in distress. Perhaps it's being ...
Where does the bacteria in our gut come from?
... you to learn that we're actually passengers in our own body. If you count the number of bacteria that live on us ...
Burp-related Optical Illusions?
... off as you chew. What's happening is you're creating your own in-body stroboscopic effect. The vibrations when you're ...
QotW: How do c-section babies get their gut microbes?
... that exist in, and on you. It’s an ecosystem in its own right, and issues with a person’s microbiome have been ...
Can a baby be born with leukaemia?
... any baby is born - and you would've seen this with your own kids - you have a heel prick test and this is taken away ...
Avian Heartbeat count?
... questioner suggests that his bird's heartrate is 10 x his own and I think that, as in many of these cases, some of ...
Do you feel guilty?
... that on and I’ll definitely try not to do that to my own children. But we feel very differently about the ...
How to write a science rap or song?
... that can get them on their way to enjoy doing their own research and understanding? Then I love getting people up ...
Why do I feel my phone vibrating on the wrong leg?
... is weird, but if he is, he's in good company! Our very own Dr Chris experiences something similar: Chris - What I ...
Can plants solve the antibiotics crisis?
... really provide some important clues because even in our own work, we found that healers don't always treat an ...
Why do I hate maths?
This question came in from one of our very own Naked Scientist, Katie. Chris Smith put this question to ...
If you had a stem cell transplant, would your DNA change?
... are your identical twin, will have DNA different from your own. The reason lung transplants or bone marrow transplants ...
How do cancer cells survive?
... for the cell itself, so they end up dying of their own mutations. Very, very rarely, you get this perfect storm ...
Why are fingerprints unique?
... Niamh Nic Daeid, put me through my paces at our very own virtual crime scene where, would you believe it, the ...
Why do I talk out loud when I dream?
My own view would be that the nervous system suppresses the ...
Are ants telepathic?
... scientist, Rachel Oliver, then had a colony query of her own. Chris P - Well, to be honest, it’s not a far cry ...
Is there a limit to human performance?
... we'll have to transcend our biology and start mixing our own tissues with technology and then probably, we'll see ...
Could genetically engineered humans drink seawater?
... we dehydrate very quickly if we drink it on its own, because our kidneys have to get rid of more water than ...
If you get cold sores and give blood, can the virus be passed on?
... there as a piece of DNA, loitering alongside the cell's own DNA, and periodically comes back to life. We don't know ...
Will my cat allergy get worse with time?
... providing they have constant but low exposure to their own cat. I'm allergic to my cat. I take antihistamines. Is it ...
Could life exist on a moon?
... the question is did life ever get started there on it’s own, and that’s what we don’t know. But we know from the ...
Are dairy and alcohol intolerance linked?
... the Chinese example. And the reason why is they had their own other sources of calories and the Chinese, for example, ...
Would immunotherapy work for other cancers?
... now no longer have B-cells; they can't make any of their own antibodies, they're going to be dependent on blood ...