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FAO Prof - Recovering Metals from Catalytic Converters

Unfortunately the OP has been removed from AB along with her posts and subsequent answers - but to continue the chat I think you said something like " Why are not scrap yards recovering the...

minicop

Recovering Platinum

I recently watched an episode of QI on Iplayer, It was a repeat so this may have been asked before. The idea was that it may be viable at some point in the near future to start reclaiming the Platinum...

MJFan101

Science Question

Does anyone know what the name is for H3COCH3 and how many atoms it has in total?

reallystuck

Which lanes are normal and infected individuals with sickle cell anaemia?

Hi I had a lab class which I now have to write up a lab report on. We were required to load 6 DNA samples into the gel tray and run an electrophoresis. This is a snapshot of my results...

help-me-please

Hplc on drug analysis...

Can anyone tell me the lethal dose of caffeine and cotinine you would expect to find in urine? I've looked and looked and I cannot find the answer. Any suggestions or web links would be appreciated!

alayte

How far can you run an electricity extension cable?

We need to provide power to a marquee for our wedding reception and are wondering if it would be possible to run a cable from our house to the marquee which will be 100 yards or so away. If anyone can...

Uberloitenment

Do all comatose patients constantly require tubes?

Assuming a comatose patient's organs are all functioning normally, would they still need to be fitted out with tubes constantly? I am talking about the tubes that are attached either to a vein or to...

guyba

calculation of atp

Calculation of atp from glucose, how many ? How are they generated? What is the conversion of high energy intermediated? To atp Which reactions producing intermediates used to generate atp...

mollykins

word that includes cells, tissues and organs

For biology homework we have to write about stem cells. In one section we have to explain rejecetion problems but is there a word I could use that encompasses cells, tussie and organs? I probably know...

rov1100

Brian Cox

Yesterday in his absorbing series he showed a rock so old it must have formed during the big bang and arrived by a passing meteorite or comet. A slice taken showed small remnants of nucleic acids...

saxy_jag

Pink's disease

When my uncle (now 65) was a baby, he was very ill with Pink's disease, which I've since found out is to do with mercury poisoning. He came from a lower working class family and this was in the late...

mollykins

Cartiladge

Does cartiladge harden as you get older? i know in joints it can wear away which is basically why people get arthritis but does the cartiladge itself change?

WELSHYORKIE

FAO LAZYGUN - Assistance Req'd

Lazygun, Sqad suggests you may be able to assist with a query with regard to my OH current med status. Could I please ask you to have a look at this : theanswerbank.co.uk/Body-and-Soul/Question990 916...

bobybob

Why do people need gene therapy every few months? Why does it only work for a short time?

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katiemc1989

safe dosage of vitamins and herbs for fertility aid

Hi I've been looking in to vitamins and herbs to help with fertility problems and pcos , I recently started taking four different types but just need to know am I taking to much or to little of each...

CovKid

Vitamins from vegetables.

Hi I have read that cooking (esp. boilng) vegatables reduces their vitamin content. Is that because vitamins are destroyed or because they leach out into the water? (If tne latter, they can be...

Backdrifter

Do we know WHERE life began on Earth?

We know there are theories about HOW life began but has there ever been any attempt to work out where? So that we can say, just behind that palm tree, or under that Tesco's parking space, or next to...

chirpychirpy

spotted dick

A male friend, with whom I'm very close but not intimate, has just had a one-night stand with a woman, unprotected. Now he's discovered a few tiny spots in a small close cluster on his willie. There...

zaheer

Compound J, when placed in a mass spectrometer produced M and (M+1) peaks in the ratio 10:1.2.

Compound J, when placed in a mass spectrometer produced M and (M+1) peaks in the ratio 10:1.2. On treatment with bromine it was found that two moles of bromine reacted with one mole of J forming...

JonnyBoy12

How long are human sperm cells?

Not sure if this is the right area for this, but need to know how long human sperms cells are. I have thought for many years that they were 8 microns in length, but recent Google searches have told me...

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