Questions tagged [biology]
For questions about living things. Does not exclude aliens, but additional information is usually necessary (consider using "xenobiology" instead).
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Combining a electrocyte and a muscle fibre
Basically the title itself. Is it possible to combine the function of a electrocyte and a myocyte, such that muscles double up as electric organs?
Electric organ
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Observing the anatomy of a ...
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Would hip attached cybernetic legs result in atrophy of nearby tissue?
Main Question: Would hip attached cybernetic legs result in atrophy of nearby tissue?
Follow-Up Question: How could this be avoided, minimalized or resolved?
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The patient has both of their ...
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Is it possible to live without killing?
Hooray! Aliens are discovered, the alien community is out there, and we want to join them.
However to join their illustrious organisation, the Galactic Federation, it is a deeply moral group, and the ...
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How biologically plausible is my snake species? [closed]
How biologically plausible is my snake species? The young are about 25 meters long, and the adults average 90 meters. Their proportions are like an ordinary snake’s. What kinds of advantages and ...
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Can a clone be of the same age as the original [closed]
If I clone a 50 year old what are the ways I can get a 50 year old clone ?
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Would the blood of Immortal beings be dangerous? [closed]
I am currently writing a world with several very very old mammal adjacent beings. I’m wondering to what extent their blood could be a hazard if spilled or given? if say a demon with warm blood and ...
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These creatures eat human fear - how do they justify it? [closed]
Humans have particular pheromones in their sweat that represents fear (very interesting study - tldr: there are particular chemical odors emitted through sweat when humans are fearful that can be ...
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Anatomical requirements for human speech
I am writing a species of humanoid whose skull shape more resembles that of young baboons, with somewhat large canine teeth. They are fellow primates and have a similar upright posture to humans, ...
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How much energy would this robot need?
Please forgive me if this isn't the right part of Stack Exchange or if my knowledge is poor. If you need to tell me about anything scientifically I encourage you to simplify it so me and other laymen ...
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Non-Human language
Is it possible for an intelligent species to have a language based on making a whistling sound through a hole for breathing located on their side? What is the plausibility of this?
Anatomy for ...
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Would creatures that drink liquid instead of eating have a stomach?
Is it possible for a creature that exclusively relies on liquid consumption? Specifically, considering the absence of solid food, would these creatures have a stomach?
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How to feed a vampire blood spontaneously
Suppose a common situation with a vampire occurs. They're short of blood, you want to save them, you need to deliver a moderate amount of blood to them to revive them but you don't want to be ...
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Could a bird evolve into something like a Gryphon?
Gryphons are a staple fantasy creature. But for my world I prefer creatures to have some grounding in realism.
Is it possible for a bird to evolve into an effective Gryphon? Increasing number of limbs ...
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What would the effects of drinking reverse gravity water be? [closed]
If you drank a special type of water that falls in the opposite direction of gravity, what would happen? Since you can drink water while upside-down, it might just be the same, but I wanted to make ...
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How strong would a realistically evolved orc be? [closed]
In my worlds Orcs are species/subspecies that branched away from homo sapiens in response to evolutionary pressure to be more powerful and more adept at surviving in a much more hostile environment.
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