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If its 'male only' that means its got to be on the Y chromosome, right? Not alot genes are typically found on the Y chromosome, those that are are mostly involved in the development of male genitalia in the fetus. I think this hole 'genetic basis of intelligence' is the biggest scham ever. Obviously theres alot of enviromental factors that contribute to the development of ones intelligence, and its bad science to try and narrow it down to simply a genetic element.

To be specific, my favorite micro-organism is probably Plasmodium sp. My least favorite is any herpesviridae because they are a PITA to study

Thats insane. How do you contain 510 million degrees celsius!

Sex drive is innate. Its built into our biology via specific areas of our brains and hormones.

Well, that just put my foot in my mouth haha....

But it all starts with a growth factor binding a cellular receptor. This initates a cascade that eventually leads to the synthesis of proteins involved in DNA replication and mitosis.

Speciation in prokaryotes is based more off then just DNA sequences. Even though yeah you have lots of DNA polymorphism within bacterial species, that one species will exhibit all the same physiology, for example they will all prefer to grow in the same microenviroment, produce a majority of the same enymes, have almost identical morphology, etc etc. Besides even if you get a point mutation in an enzyme (that would ultimatly lead to a decrease in DNA homology) that enzyme is still going to be conserved in function among the species, if it wasn't theres a good chance that bacteria might die. I believe bacterial DNA polyermase also has a lower fidelity then Eukaryotic DNA polymerase, so more mistakes = more mutations = less homology.

Hence, 'better yet drink water' Personally, I'd take my chances with apartame then massive ammounts of sugar. I know, it probably can't be good for me but at the same time there has yet any significant evidence linking it to cancer. A high sugar intake on the otherhand, can lead to diabetes and other health problems related with high cal intake. The lesser of two evils, I suppose

Just an FYI, blood cells are about 6 microns in size, if I recall correctly.

Drink diet. Better yet, drink water.

Yeah but fire isn't a chemical, rather a release of energy