The Biosphere

7:55 AM

@Chris when I asked that, I had just seen a question migrated to health.SE. When I saw that question's history, the last revision was "post locked by community". What does that exactly mean?

@theforestecologist to me it seems the questions getting highest votes are actually the questions that everybody has and can connect to. Like, this was the question I (honestly) enjoyed the most while answering, but it doesn't even come in my top 20 by votes.

On the other hand, this one seemed to me just another waste of time (kinda, not really), but somehow, its #1 by votes! :P

Ramanujan

Hello ..

another 'Homo sapien'

@Ramanujan I think I know you (if only you're the real one) ;)

Ramanujan

8:12 AM

@another'Homosapien', real one means? <the real Srinivasa Ramanujan is dead, isn't it/

another 'Homo sapien'

@Ramanujan obviously, it was a joke man :P

Ramanujan

@another'Homosapien', Actually I need help with some bio ques., could you please help me?

another 'Homo sapien'

@Ramanujan if they're like rapidfire ones (and, obviously, related to my field), you can ask them here. If they are like big explanations, you are most welcome at the main site.

Ramanujan

@another'Homosapien', they aren't big and doesn't require long explanation

another 'Homo sapien'

@Ramanujan go on then, if I can't answer them, someone else will surely do :)

Ramanujan

8:18 AM

@another'Homosapien', why is the reduction process necessary in meiosis cell division?

another 'Homo sapien'

to make chromosome number half; 2n->n; diploid to haploid

post them all here at once, I can't keep answering them one by one

Ramanujan

@another'Homosapien', what is the significance, 2n---n

@another'Homosapien', Q2. What is the role of mitosis cell division in the reproduction of amoeba?

Q3. Which hormone balances the calcium level in bone?(Calcitonin or Parathormone)?

Q3. The number of chromosomes should be haploid in each generation of sexually reproducing organism, clarify by giving the example of human cell

@another'Homosapien', I have posted all 4

another 'Homo sapien'

@Ramanujan haploid cells are mostly gametes and required for reproduction. For more details, just google "significance of meiosis". 2. amoeba mostly reproduce asexually, so mitosis is also like reproduction for them

3. calcitonin and parathormone are counterparts of each other, so both together 'balance' calcium level. Have a look here

@Ramanujan thats a long question, short answer would be, umm, sperm and ovum maybe?

I am sure I'm gonna be boycotted by the mods for helping in homework question :(

Ramanujan

@another'Homosapien', actually they aren't the homework questions. They are the board examination questions

Chris

10:20 AM

@another'Homosapien' That depends on the question, that's why I was asking for the exakt question. In general it means that the question cannot be changed by the user which asked it. This is done to migrated questions to avoid changes in the community where it was migrated from.

M.A.R.

2:32 PM

@Jason here? O.O

Hey peeps

Long time no chat

another 'Homo sapien'

3:00 PM

@M.A.R. You, PhMgBr?

Jason C

3:23 PM

@M.A.R. What

M.A.R.

@JasonC What

@another'Homosapien' Yep

another 'Homo sapien'

@M.A.R. Ah, welcome back! I'd been waiting for you ;)

M.A.R.

@another'Homosapien' Who're you? Who were you?

Jason C

@M.A.R. I trekked all the way from nav bar city, through the inbox pass, across the chat server wastelands, all the way to this room, just for that?

Pfft.

another 'Homo sapien'

@M.A.R. leave that, but I know you know me unless...you had an accident?

M.A.R.

3:34 PM

@JasonC Would it have made more sense if I insulted you instead? That would give a lot of people a better reason

@another'Homosapien' Well I don't remember what I ate yesterday for lunch

I only remember a Tanmath guy from Bio.SE

Jason C

Battling wild http headers, narrowly escaping the swamps of cache, I even made friends with a travelling dns request along the way.

M.A.R.

And WYSIWYG and MadSci

@JasonC Quick, write a poem

Jason C

(Tragically, the name lookup failed. I'll miss you, buddy.)

M.A.R.

A poem is like pooping your thoughts so you return back to normal

another 'Homo sapien'

Then you don't remember me, coz I didn't change name

Jason C

3:36 PM

Lol!

M.A.R.

@another'Homosapien' Maybe you changed avatar

I remember pics better than names

another 'Homo sapien'

@M.A.R. name it Jason in Cyberland or something

@M.A.R. I did when you were absent from here, but returned to original soon

M.A.R.

That reminds me, I should change my avatar

Which chemical to be . . .

another 'Homo sapien'

Well, I'm writing an answer now, so TTYL :)

M.A.R.

\o

another 'Homo sapien'

3:38 PM

I think chlorophyll this time

@M.A.R. Huh?

M.A.R.

@another'Homosapien' \o is waving hands

@another'Homosapien' Nah, Jan over at Chem is already chlorophyll

another 'Homo sapien'

oh!

so heme?

or maybe dopamine?

Jason C

@M.A.R. possible inspiration: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/…

another 'Homo sapien'

@JasonC I think he wants compounds with unusual structures

@M.A.R. and that reminds me of proline :P

and cocaine :D

M.A.R.

@JasonC Huh, why are those names weird?

another 'Homo sapien'

3:42 PM

\o \o \o

Jason C

Don't ask me ask wikipedia, i'm just the messenger

M.A.R.

The IUPAC name of vitamin B-12 is what's weird.

another 'Homo sapien'

@M.A.R. and the structure is too

oops I wasn't supposed to return

\o

Jason C

You can be b12

Actually i have to give my cat his biweekly b12 shot today.

It might be hard to pack the whole thing in a tiny avatar though.

M.A.R.

@JasonC Yeah, it's look like a black packet of chips

I'm thinking of a gold complex

Or maybe just stick to some good ol' organic compounds

Jason C

4:01 PM

@M.A.R. you could go classic with atp or glucose or something

Or go to the dark side webhost.bridgew.edu/c2king/CH489/Lec%203B_Toxicol%20Chem2.pdf

How about a dioxin

M.A.R.

@JasonC ''Toxicological chemistry of chemicals'' is a terrible title

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But I already considered a compound :(

It'll be a toxin next time

another 'Homo sapien'

4:19 PM

@M.A.R. what is it? any surprise?

M.A.R.

@another'Homosapien' Nah, but the prize is two upvotes if you guess what it is correctly

another 'Homo sapien'

okay, just one hint...is it from the ones me and jason suggested

I don't mean the links :P

M.A.R.

@another'Homosapien' No

another 'Homo sapien'

gosh then its difficult

M.A.R.

But it's kinda classic as Jason said

another 'Homo sapien'

4:24 PM

I demand at least 10 upvotes

M.A.R.

Generic

another 'Homo sapien'

no bargain...10 upvotes?

I have some (non-virtual) reputation

M.A.R.

@another'Homosapien' 10 upvotes would be serially reversed >:)

So I could easily accept, and end up giving you nothing

another 'Homo sapien'

I don't think so. Only yesterday I received +200 from (hopefully) a single person, and the final repo is still maintained

M.A.R.

Then the reversal script hasn't done its job yet

Or it wasn't one person

another 'Homo sapien'

4:29 PM

how are you so sure? is it written in site policy?

M.A.R.

@another'Homosapien' No, 20 upvotes is way too much not to be caught

I've heard cases of 4 upvotes being caught

another 'Homo sapien'

its 19

and all one different answers

within an hour

Jason C

@M.A.R. Yeah, "Toxicological chemistry of toxic chemicals" would be way better.

M.A.R.

@another'Homosapien' Wow, it will definitely be reversed

another 'Homo sapien'

hey

X(

M.A.R.

4:31 PM

Clear cache, new avatar is now live

Jason C

@M.A.R. I know what it is! I know what it is!

another 'Homo sapien'

but you didn't even let me try

M.A.R.

Hmm, maybe should color the aromatic ring

Jason C

Do you eat a lot of oranges?

M.A.R.

@JasonC You, sir, get 2 upvotes

Jason C

4:32 PM

fist pump

another 'Homo sapien'

oh man

citric acid?

M.A.R.

L-ascorbic acid

another 'Homo sapien'

oh boy

that close...

but jason didn't name it either

Jason C

5:00 PM

I didn't want to spoil it too much.

If it makes you feel any better I knew it was vitamin C, but totally forgot that it was called ascorbic acid.

M.A.R.

Well you got your upvotes, so all's well

And you got three instead of two, plus supplements

Jason C

5:32 PM

Oh those were you, lol. Thanks, serial upvoter.

AliceD

7:50 PM

@theforestecologist But really - help me out - why would professional cooks use blue band aids? So they don't cut themselves again on that same spot? I really don't seem to be getting the connection between the band aids and the question we seem to have been answering. The reason why none of the answers is accepted as yet may have to do with that? Or akm I just beinf plain silly

And you seem to be doing well on the species identifications - although they are not exactly gold mines, most answers get #upvotes between 1 and 4 I guess and many don't get acepted. Those species identifications seem to be getting accepted quite a bit and upvoted >4 upvotes quite a bit

I mean, you were saying Ecology isn't hot here; I would reckon, if you classify species identification as Exology, it's not so bad?

Plus, Ecology is quite an available niche (pun intended)

So you're having quite a territory to roam

theforestecologist

8:23 PM

@AliceD When I used to work in a restaurant kitchen as a teenager, I wore a TON of blue band aids. Not sure why they were blue, but now I associate blue band aids with *really good* band aids! They'd be wet all day and not fall off! :p.

Maybe the real question the OP was interested in was "why are some band aids blue?" ?? ...We could both try answering that question to see if we can drive up the upvotes further haha -- ONE MORE WEEK ON THE HOT LIST! :p

Actually the main reason I signed up for this site was to do species ID. I've been doing it for friends and coworkers for years and years,…

Bryan Krause

10:32 PM

@AliceD The purpose I am aware of is to avoid accidentally including the bandaid in the food.. in a kitchen it is common for hands to be wet or greasy plus one is doing a lot of manipulation with their hands, so there is a risk of losing a bandaid. A nude colored bandaid would be much less obvious than a blue one should it fall into an unfortunate location.

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AliceD

11:23 PM

@BryanKrause - Now that makes a lot of sense! Thanks :-)

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