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to r/explainlikeimfive by hvsdipa
8 months ago
ELI5 : phases of sleep
Biology
to r/explainlikeimfive by Brilliant_Agent_1427
8 months ago
Eli5: How do audio engineers make it sound like something is behind you when you are wearing headphones?
Biology
to r/explainlikeimfive by shootdashlootbash
8 months ago
ELI5: How can a rash caused by a virus not be contagious if you contracted the virus that caused it?
Biology
to r/explainlikeimfive by OuroborosAura
8 months ago
Eli5: when you leave food out at room temp, where does the bacteria that’ll make you sick come from?
Biology
to r/explainlikeimfive by Hecaroni_n_Trees
8 months ago
ELI5 what bipolar disorder actually is and the effects of it?
Biology
to r/explainlikeimfive by FromTheOrdovician
8 months ago
ELI5 What is so special about the Tuataras that its called a Living Fossil? Why is it the only surviving member of its clade? Are they related or older to all Dinosaurs?
Biology
to r/explainlikeimfive by Throooowaway999lolz
8 months ago
ELI5: why does rabies cause the so-called “hydrophobia” and how does the virus benefit from this symptom?
Biology
to r/explainlikeimfive by Sorry_Divide_5436
8 months ago
Eli5, why do muscles not break down overnight without protein?
Biology
to r/explainlikeimfive by United_Wolf_4270
8 months ago
ELI5: The half-life of caffeine
Biology
to r/explainlikeimfive by Darthgcm
8 months ago
Eli5: Why can’t you counteract Hypervolemic Hyponatremia with an increased sodium intake?
Biology
to r/explainlikeimfive by Tall_Disaster_8619
8 months ago
ELI5: Why do humans "default" to female in fetal development?
Biology
to r/explainlikeimfive by Emotional-Pear-7314
8 months ago
eli5 why do people say exercise is anti inflammatory if you’re literally tearing muscles?
Biology
to r/explainlikeimfive by JungZest
8 months ago
ELI5 - controlling body weight through hormones
Biology
to r/explainlikeimfive by Plenty-Hedgehog-6158
8 months ago
Eli5 why is the main concern about avain flu mostly about human to human transmission
Biology
to r/explainlikeimfive by Suhas_Wildlife
8 months ago
eli5 does our immune cells try to attack the medication we take while we’re sick? Since medicine is a foreign object. Or does it think of it as a friend who’s there to help.
Biology
to r/explainlikeimfive by brapbrap99
8 months ago
Eli5: Can laser eye surgery cure blindness?
Biology
to r/explainlikeimfive by jonvic19
8 months ago
ELI5: Why are all our fingers different lengths? wouldn't it be better if they were all the same length?
Biology
to r/explainlikeimfive by BiologicInquisitor
8 months ago
ELI5 How does our body decide when to use anaerobic respiration?
Biology
to r/explainlikeimfive by MLGZedEradicator
8 months ago
ELI5 The best way to understand the difference between the Average 250 Millisecond Simple Reaction time and the 500 millisecond delay in our conscious awareness.
Biology
to r/explainlikeimfive by MacCullyCullen
8 months ago
ELI5: How do tumors “shrink”?
Biology
to r/explainlikeimfive by mahboime
8 months ago
Eli5: what does the muscle membrane actually do?
Biology
to r/explainlikeimfive by WalkingDownTheLane
8 months ago
ELI5: What is histamine intolerance?
Biology
to r/explainlikeimfive by Dodomine259
8 months ago
ELI5 Why when we want to sleep we feel our head and eyelids heavy
Biology
to r/explainlikeimfive by MimesEatApples
8 months ago
ELI5: Why do opioids cause users to be constipated?
Biology
to r/explainlikeimfive by baelrog
8 months ago
ELI5: Why is it easier for the mouth to adapt to spicy foods while the digestive tract doesn’t
Biology