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- SUPPORTEDIs it true that According to special relativity, no object with mass can be accelerated to the speed of light in a vacuum.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that NASA contracted Katalyst Space Technologies to raise the orbit of the Swift observatory with a robotic servicing spacecraft planned for 2026.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Some viruses carry genes that they acquired from the genomes of their host cells.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Diesel exhaust contributes to climate change.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The James Webb Space Telescope launched in 2021.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that There are 64 possible codons in the genetic code.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Apollo 14 astronaut Alan Shepard hit golf balls on the Moon.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Logical positivists rejected metaphysics as meaningless.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The James Webb Space Telescope's primary mirror is made of gold.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The James Webb Space Telescope is larger than the Hubble Space Telescope.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that SpaceX Falcon 9 boosters can land after launch.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Antarctica had a warmer climate in the past.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Radio waves travel at the speed of light.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Auroras can be seen from space.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Earthworms can regenerate lost body segments.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Enzymes speed up chemical reactions in cells.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The vacuum of space prevents heat conduction.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Ionization energy increases across a period.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Einstein called quantum entanglement spooky action at a distance.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The James Webb Space Telescope is in a halo orbit.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that General relativity is needed for GPS satellite accuracy.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The ISS crew is at risk from space radiation.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Axolotls regenerate their limbs.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The Kármán line is the boundary of space.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Enzymes lower activation energy.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The ice cap climate has no average monthly temperature above freezing.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Peter Agre and Roderick MacKinnon were awarded the 2003 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their discovery of ion channels.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Biology is the scientific study of life.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The pathogenesis of fever in humans begins with the production of endogenous pyrogen by phagocytic leukocytes in response to exogenous pyrogens.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Thinning of small trees and removal of brush are generally acceptable as fuel reduction treatment in the vicinity of homes and communities.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Regenerative braking systems can store energy in a flywheel, a capacitor, or a battery.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that DNA barcoding of animals involves the analysis of a standardized segment of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 gene.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Oswald Avery and his colleagues at The Rockefeller Institute identified DNA as the substance responsible for bacterial transformation.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Gene therapy research is subject to significant federal and local regulation when developed by pharmaceutical companies for human use.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Diogenes of Sinope is considered the founding father of the Cynic movement in Ancient Greece.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Porphyrias are a group of genetic disorders caused by problems with how the body makes a substance called heme.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Mitochondrial DNA in most multicellular organisms is inherited from the mother during fertilization.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that A reversible chemical reaction can proceed in both directions.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Heat is a means for transferring energy between systems rather than energy contained within a system.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Attorney General Jeff Sessions recused himself from all investigations relating to Russia in March 2017.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Thermal energy is the energy within an object due to the random motion of its atoms and molecules that accounts for the object's temperature.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Direct genetic testing for cystic fibrosis is available now that the cystic fibrosis gene has been identified.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that MicroRNAs can regulate gene expression by causing mRNA degradation or blocking translation.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Viral infection causes a general impairment of pulmonary antibacterial defenses.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The Roman general Pompey was given the epithet 'the Great' during his lifetime.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Transduction is the process of transferring genetic information from one bacterium to another via a phage.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Lenin believed that the working class was not capable of achieving revolution on its own and required a disciplined and centralized party to guide the struggle.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Defined growth media contain a known chemical composition.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Patients with migraine may be at an increased risk of experiencing cerebrovascular events such as cerebrovascular accidents and transient ischemic attacks.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that In science and everyday life, simple models are generally preferred over complex ones.?
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