The Trailing Arbutus is a shrub that is a member of the Ericaceae family. The scientific classification is Epigaea repens. It grows low on the ground and spreads quickly. The native range for the Trailing Arbutus is from Newfoundland to…
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With its distinctive aroma and beautiful foliage, wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens) is a low growing evergreen that is typically found in the shaded woodland areas of midwestern and northeastern America and Canada. It can also make an attractive container plant provided…
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THE FINAL BATTLE IN THE WAR AGAINST HIV AND AIDS “It is by killing individual cells in the body’s all-important immune system that the AIDS virus wreaks its terrible havoc…(and) leaves the body defenseless against all sorts of diseases that…
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Beer is brewed from barely grain. The process involves six stages: 1. During malting, dry grain is soaked (steeped) in water and then layered in a melting tower or spread on a melting floor. This allows the grain to germinate…
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“Microbiology” is the study of microorganisms. “Micro” means very small and “Biology” means study of living things. It is one of the fastest growing areas of science which deals with the study of these small organisms which cannot be viewed…
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The type of fungi used in making break is yeast, more specifically “baker’s yeast.” Without baker’s yeast, you’re not going to be able to make some bread. My mother bought a breadmaker last year since it was in perfect condition…
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There is an incredible 100,000 species of organisms which are classed as fungi and are divided into 4 groups. These are known as: Zygomycota, Ascomycota, Basidiomycota, and Deuteromycota. Zygomycota Commonly known as the bread molds, such as those of the…
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Microbiology is a poorly understood area of science as generally, we cannot see the living things that fall into the category of Microorganisms. The term microbiology seems to produce ideas of an area of the living world that is complicated…
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In answering the question of why algae, fungi and microbes are not plant life, it is first necessary to understand what a plant is. The online dictionary www.dictionary.com defines a plant as: “any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular…
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Biology is the study of life; microbiology the study of microscopic life. While the virus is certainly microscopic, to consider why viruses should be included under microbiology is to examine what makes the virus a life form and not simply…
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