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Potpourri Wednesday, December 3, 2008 . This is a SciScoop post by David Bradley

virus contracted from eating human brains – I assume the visitor was wondering about the scrapie-type disease, a spongiform encephalopathy caused by a prion – kuru
can a skunk and raccoon mate – they could try, but such a mating would not lead to conception, they’re very different species
self-assembly life – archetypally the genetic material of all life forms through molecular self-assembly
can mining methane ice be dangerous – it’s another “fossil” fuel, so potentially could add to the greenhouse effect
choline and babies – are super smart babies on the way thanks to choline?
increase in temperature from 1 watt/meter squared + sun
process of fossil formation
Planck’s constant x speed of light – you can find the answer to mathematical questions like that simply by googling the phrase, the answer is 1.98644521 x 10^-25 m³ kg / s²
what type of jet engine does the global hawk use? Apparently, they’re looking to power it with a small nuclear reactor
potassium palmitate structure (a soap molecule) – best place to look for chemical structures is chemspider.com

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