Light plays an important part in the development of vegetative and floral growth in most plants, A. thaliana (rape seed plant) is often used as a model plant to show the effects of short and long days on plant development….
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The “Theory of Signatures,” or “Doctrine of Signatures” is believed to have been started by a German shoemaker, Jacob Bohme, in the sixteenth century. To understand examples from the theory of signatures, first one must understand binomial nomenclature, the official…
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Writing a comprehensive list of medicines that come from or originally came from plants could produce a very large book. The reason is that far more medications came from plants (or still do) than man has produced in his laboratories….
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Laetiporus sulphureus is a common, brown rot, soft bracket fungus which is mainly found growing on old oak trees. The fruit bodies of this fungus can appear as early as spring, and may reproduce several times until late autumn. This…
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Cellular Fertilization in the Kingdom Animalia Cellular fertilization is the mechanism by which sexual reproduction yields a new generation of organism. Between kingdoms, the process varies far and wide encompassing everything from the simplicity of transferring genetic information between cells…
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With the return of longer days and sunshine comes the welcome appearance of wildflowers all across the United Kingdom. Alongside all the fresh greens of budding trees, the flashes of blue, white, yellow and more make it feel like the…
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Symbiotic relationships mean that two individual organisms live together while each derives nourishment from the other. It is amazing at how some organisms large and small, colorful or dull, life giving or life getting, manage to go through their life…
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Eggplant, a tender annual, will grow well anywhere tomatoes or peppers thrive. It does best in a warm, rich soil, planted after any danger of a late frost has past. With recent interest in eggplant varieties, spawned by the renaissance…
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We are on the brink of a DNA revolution. A revolution that will reveal your genetic code and give you insight into how your life will pan out. We are all at the mercy of out DNA -the code that…
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Forget the poinsettia, and ditch the amaryllis; here are some much more interesting gifts to buy for your favorite green-thumb! For the beginner, or the botanist who also enjoys cooking, consider a potted herb garden. These handy boxed gifts usually…
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