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Article #4579Re: General interest questions
From: Alan Smith
Date: Thu, 17 Feb 1994 02:30
Date: Thu, 17 Feb 1994 02:30
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In article <2ju5gv$g76@agate.berkeley.edu> hcorbett@garnet.berkeley.edu () writes: >Why do salmon die after reproduction (also worded as, why can't they >undergo gametogenesis more than one time in their lives)? They never got selected for more than one? Maybe going up a western American river and breeding takes too much energy for them to be able to go back downstream. Remember their food scource is in the ocean. I seem to remember hearing that atlantic salmon actually do make repeat trips. >Why can people usually only sleep withtheir eyes closed? Light stimulates the optic centers, which in turn stimulates the "wake up, dummy" part of the brain? >Do alcoholics metabolize more alcohol for their energy source relative to >glucose than non-addicted people? Only if they drink enough. >Why are people addicted to alcohol? I don't think there's any one answer to this. >Do men get breast cancer? Yes. Males have a small amount of female breast tissue because of estrogen produced by the adrenal gland and this can get cancerous. This, BTW, was the only answer I was remotely sure on.
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