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- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that The Indian monsoon is becoming more erratic due to climate change.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that The Apollo 11 Moon landing was faked.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Axolotls regenerate their limbs.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Double glazing reduces energy bills.?
- 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.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Heat and internal energy are the same thing.?
- 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.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Heat and thermal energy are the same thing.?
- 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.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Naturally occurring compounds are inherently safe while artificial chemicals are hazardous.?
- 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.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Albert Einstein developed the concept of spacetime by connecting space and time.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The enthalpy change of a chemical reaction is calculated by subtracting the sum of bond dissociation energies of bonds formed from the sum of bond dissociation energies of bonds broken.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that An individual's genetic predisposition for a condition necessarily leads to the individual developing that condition.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that The Three Gorges Dam hydroelectric power plant generates 24 gigawatts of power.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Exothermic reactions are chemical reactions that release energy.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Exposure to radiation from nuclear waste causes DNA mutations in human cells.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Only the coding regions of genes are used to synthesize RNA.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Sucralose causes epigenetic changes in mice that are passed on to later generations.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The process of recombination involves the breakage and rejoining of parental chromosomes to generate novel chromosomes.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Limbic structures contribute to the genesis of states of vigilance and the focusing of attention.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Multiple sclerosis patients have a higher rate of epilepsy than the general population.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Confabulation is defined as the generation of false memories without the intention to deceive.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The American Revolutionary War began in 1775, a year before the Declaration of Independence was adopted in 1776.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that The internal energy of a system is defined as the sum of all the energy in that system.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Water evaporates below its boiling point because individual surface molecules gain enough kinetic energy to escape.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Air purifiers that generate ozone can cause respiratory irritation in users.?
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