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If a pregnant woman has cancer, is it possible for the cancer to spread to the fetus?

If a pregnant woman has cancer, is it possible for the cancer to spread to the fetus?


If a pregnant woman has cancer, is it possible for the cancer to spread to the fetus?

Posted: 04 May 2019 07:56 PM PDT

How far below the surface of the water does a hurricane disturb the natural state?

Posted: 05 May 2019 06:36 AM PDT

Why do we feel so disoriented after waking up from a deep sleep?

Posted: 05 May 2019 04:08 AM PDT

How do we judge the intelligence of other species?

Posted: 04 May 2019 09:42 PM PDT

Question originates from my personal experience with Cuttlefish. I'm used to being seen by animals, and most animals seem to treat people the same way.

The Cuttlefish are kind of unsettling in that they actually look inquisitive. There seems to be an intelligence to them like with dolphins that is missing in most animals I've had experience with, being cats, dogs, horses, even monkeys.

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Water have higher heat capacity than air, but also conduct heat better, so my question is which one is a better insulator, and what's the different between heat capacity and conductivity?

Posted: 05 May 2019 05:44 AM PDT

Really sorry about my non native English

Also if it wasn't obvious i wanted to know which is a better insulator in regards to its heat capacity and conductivity

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Where do amyloid plaques come from and how are they produced? Also, how are TDP-43 proteins produced?

Posted: 05 May 2019 07:02 AM PDT

I read an article (https://apple.news/AyW8ZMW24QCG33M9iP5EjrQ) recently about a new type of dementia called Late which appears to only affect people ages 80+ and apparently, nearly a third of the people diagnosed with Alzheimer's may instead have this. Late is linked to an accumulation of the protein TDP-43 instead of amyloid plaques. So why is it that the brain fails to stop the accumulation of both of these proteins? And how are both of them formed? (Also, I'm sorry if I messed something up in the questions, I'm still new to posting.)

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If neurons are amitotic, how is cancer of the brain possible?

Posted: 04 May 2019 09:26 PM PDT

Does cancer unlock some hidden potential for brain cells to divide? If so, how?

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Are there any celestial objects with a significant net charge?

Posted: 04 May 2019 03:16 PM PDT

I know large bodies tend to have neutral charge, however I'm curious to see if there are any exceptions.

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Can material be both ferroelectric and paraelectric at the same time while acting as a dielectric?

Posted: 04 May 2019 06:19 PM PDT

Trying to write a report on the second order phase transition of triglycine sulfate crystal and knowing this would clear stuff up. Any help is appreciated.

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What stops our bodies from decomposing while we are alive?

Posted: 04 May 2019 07:08 AM PDT

We constantly have flesh eating bacteria living in our bodies. But somehow, they wont start decomposing out bodies until we die. Why is that? What is in out bodies while we are alive that keeps up from stopping to decompose, alongside other animals across the world?

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What would be the consequences of magnetic monopoles being discovered?

Posted: 04 May 2019 10:04 AM PDT

At this point would it be good or bad for Physics if they were discovered?

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While the hydrogen content in the atomosphere of Titan is tiny, is there a possibility that higher concentrations of H2 to exist near the surface through other means, such as chemical reactions or outgassing?

Posted: 04 May 2019 11:33 AM PDT

Do nuclear warheads require neutron moderators?

Posted: 04 May 2019 11:14 AM PDT

Context: I know in nuclear fission power plants they use graphite, heavy water, etc. to moderate the neutrons - slow them down so that they have a higher chance of propogating the reaction. I also know that nuclear warhead uranium requires 90+% enrichment.

So, how do they get the high-speed neutrons to continue the nuclear chain reaction in such a way that it explodes? Do they mix graphite and other things in with the uranium or are moderators no longer necessary once you have high enough enrichment %?

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Is it possible for a planet to be “flat”?

Posted: 04 May 2019 08:44 PM PDT

Obviously Earth is not flat. But, is it possible for a planet in a stable orbit around a star to be flat, or flattened, in any way?

The biggest obstacle I see with this is that gravity will tend to compress any flatter object into a more spherical one. But can a planet be flattened temporarily? Or be in some weird situation where it can maintain its flatness?

Thanks!

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Do the heart or lungs increase and decrease in size depending on altitude? (And is there a difference between growing up in it or not?)

Posted: 04 May 2019 03:53 AM PDT

I grew up at around 1500 meters above sea level (4921.26 feet). That was 17 years of my life.

During this time my grandma mentioned that people that live in high altitudes grow up to have a bigger heart from what she saw on TV.

This makes sense to me (though I've no clue if it's correct).

Is this true?

And what prompted me to ask the question: A friend said that even if that is the case, she believes that actually when you go back down to closer to sea level (now I live at 500 meters / 1640.42 feet), then your heart and lungs adjust back down, losing whatever upgrade they might have had.

Is that true?

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