The rapid nerve conductions throughout the neural circuitry enable you to respond to stimuli in fractions of a second. The channels can be poisoned and prevented from opening. Various toxins (puffer fish toxin, snake venom, scorpion venom) can prevent specific channels from opening and distort ...
The more genetic diversity from which to draw, the more likely an organism can adapt to constraints in an environment. For bacteria, reproduction isn't a matter of meeting the right microbe and settling down; it's a process of asexual reproduction that involves DNA replication and cell ...
Card Draw is specifically known as the simplest form of poker. This explains why it was initially used as the basis of Video Poker. Interestingly, it can also be played with an aptly named stripped deck - in other words, one that contains either ace cards up to seven or seven up to ...
I believe the best way to deal with toxic people is to not deal with them at all; to avoid them. In some cases it may not be an option, but more often than not, it is. This is why I encourage you to really think about the options you truly have with every toxic person in your...
This is the transcript page for How to Train Your Dragon, complete with full dialogues and actions. Transcript[] [Opening credits are shown. A silhouette of Toothless, a Night Fury, flies behind the Dreamworks logo.] [We pan up and glide across the ocean to see an island surrounded by...
Love 'em or hate 'em, you've got to admit that spiders are some pretty impressive, well-equipped animals. They have a top-notch sensor array, a built-in construction set, a heavily armored body and a highly effective venom-injection system. And can jump so far there are even myths cir...
Yaya Bey possesses a dizzying talent: The ability to draw everything from reggae to house music into her sonic worldview without it ever feeling anything but inventive. On her innovative upcoming recordTen Fold, the Brooklyn-based artist tethers her R&B sound to pangs of hip-hop, pop, and...
If you are allergic to their venom, do not approach a hornet nest. If all else fails, contact a professional exterminator for nest removal. 1. Pesticides One option for getting rid of hornets is using a synthetic pesticide or insecticide. These come in sprays and dust. Sprays will be more...
In the 1980s John Pisano, a biochemist with a penchant for venoms, and a young gastroenterologist Jean-Pierre Raufman were working withpoisonous lizard venomfrom the Gila monster, a slow-moving reptile native to the south of the United States and north of Mexico. By the 1990s, Pisano, Rauf...
The more genetic diversity from which to draw, the more likely an organism can adapt to constraints in an environment. For bacteria, reproduction isn't a matter of meeting the right microbe and settling down; it's a process of asexual reproduction that involves DNA replication and cell ...