What is the name of the sugar that makes up DNA?

How do you date a sample of rock that you suspect as being one of the earliest on earth

The unique structure of the neuron is dedicated to the efficient and rapid transmission of neural signals. the relationship between neurons, the spinal cord, and the brain constitutes an elaborate communication system throughout the human body. all but one of the functions listed below are a result of this interaction.

1) what three conditions must be present for minerals to form through natural processes? 2) why are minerals considered inorganic substances? 3) how do oxides differ from other minerals that contain oxygen atoms? 4) how is a sulfide different from a sulfate? what makes native elements unique?