Different flowers have many different methods of pollination. Some flowers rely on the wind for pollination. In order to achieve this, they may producethousands of flowers and masses of pollen which is carried by the wind, the volume of pollen ensuring that at least…
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Increasingly, habitat restoration is taking place on private lands, as more landowners become interested in the loss of species diversity in their regions. Some landowners are aware that their land supports endemic plant species, and species that may be decreasing,…
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One does not usually associate the words edible and microbe. Instead “microbe” evokes images of disease-causing bacteria or viruses as seen through the lens of a microscope. Edible microbes, however, encompass a wide variety of organisms ranging from the edible…
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Images of cactus plants compete with cow skulls and evil-faced suns for Most Often Used Desert Symbol. Most of the 87 or more genera and over 2,000 species in the flowering plant family Cactaceae live in deserts and are adapted…
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Extremophiles are proof of the toughness and variability of life. They are organisms found in conditions of cold, heat, pressure, dryness or darkness that are unendurable to humans. They can be found in hydrothermal vents deep beneath the oceans, in…
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The fever tree is an African thorn tree of the genus Acacia. Acacias occur naturally everywhere except in Europe and Antarctica, but are most prevalent in Australia (729 species – most well known is the wattle) and Africa (115 species)….
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YEAST! Does that sound familiar? Well that is a type of fungus.For bread making the particular type of yeast used is Saccharomyces cereveciae.S. cereveciae is said to have been recovered and used as a leveling agent for bread as far…
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When we think about life and living, what is it we actually mean? Disregarding high-minded concerns like self-fulfillment, security and love, what exactly are the basic requirements for your continued existence? Well, most people can pretty much boil down their…
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There are several key differences between Bacteria and Viruses, the most obvious being physological. Bacteria as prokaryotes lack the membrane bound organelles and nucleus found in Eukaryotic cells. However like Eukaryotes Bacteria have a lipid based cell membrane that encloses…
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Agrobacterium tumefaciens (A. tumefaciens) is a widespread soil bacterium that causes a disease in plants called Crown Gall. This disease attacks plants such as fruit-bearing trees. A. tumefaciens is a unique in that it is “the only example of interkingdom…
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