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Forum: Botany

The study of plants, algae, and fungi including: structure, growth, reproduction, metabolism, development, diseases, chemical properties, and evolutionary relationships between different groups.

  1. 'Junk' DNA Proves To Be Highly Valuable

    The big unanswered question is can this be used to silence dangerous gene activity or to encode the mitochondrial DNA into our genome where it will...

    Started by bodebliss, 06-08-2009 05:18 AM
    dna, highly, junk, proves, valuable
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 445
    06-08-2009 05:18 AM Go to last post
  2. Biodiesel can save us in this fuel/energy crunch

    http://www.biodiesel.org/ is an alternative to petroleum-based diesel fuel made from renewable resources such as vegetable oils or animal fats. ...

    Started by sab, 09-28-2005 03:39 PM
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    biodiesel, crunch, fuel or energy, save
    • Replies: 16
    • Views: 2,070
    01-05-2009 12:45 AM Go to last post
  3. Endless Energy from Algae Biofuel: Closed-Loop Photo Bioreactor from Valcent

    Whoa!!! Check this out!!! if this guy is not just a scam artist (I am looking into that now) This could be the solution to our 'problems' Make sure...

    Started by pyroboy4206, 06-08-2008 04:58 AM
    algae, biofuel, bioreactor, closedloop, endless, energy, photo, valcent
    • Replies: 3
    • Views: 848
    01-01-2009 05:32 PM Go to last post
  4. 2700-year old cannibis stash found

    I have always been fascinated with early culture - not just the trinkets and buildings - but the social network of how early man lived. This little...

    Started by Bleys, 11-29-2008 02:14 AM
    2700year, cannibis, found, stash
    • Replies: 2
    • Views: 361
    11-30-2008 02:41 PM Go to last post
  5. FDA Unleashes Mass Irradiation of Spinach, Lettuce and Other Vegetables

    Sterilized food?!?! Wtf is this $h!T happening for? What, they are going to make it so our food has no nutritional value at all? I know this is due...

    Started by pyroboy4206, 08-24-2008 12:47 PM
    fda, irradiation, lettuce, mass, spinach, unleashes, vegetables
    • Replies: 2
    • Views: 362
    08-25-2008 07:02 PM Go to last post
  6. Wink Life and its Origins

    This is my 1st post in the new ID4.0 ! I can see some new kewl stuff here. Anyway ... thats the subject of another discussion. In this thread, let...

    Started by siddharthsma, 07-31-2008 10:05 AM
    life, origins
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 289
    07-31-2008 10:05 AM Go to last post
  7. Insects Use Plants Like A Telephone

    http://www.sciencedaily.com/images/2008/04/080423101813-large.jpg Illustration of communication between subterranean and aboveground herbivorous...

    Started by pyroboy4206, 04-27-2008 05:46 PM
    insects
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 496
    04-27-2008 05:46 PM Go to last post
  8. Farmers planting less corn, which could mean higher grocery bills

    By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- From chicken nuggets to corn flakes, food prices at grocery stores and dinner...

    Started by pyroboy4206, 04-01-2008 02:31 PM
    bills, corn, farmers, grocery, higher, planting
    • Replies: 3
    • Views: 620
    04-01-2008 04:48 PM Go to last post
  9. 'Doomsday' Seed Vault Opens in the Arctic

    http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=87984353

    Started by pyroboy4206, 03-08-2008 05:51 PM
    'doomsday', arctic, opens, seed, vault
    • Replies: 1
    • Views: 686
    03-08-2008 11:38 PM Go to last post
  10. Tree Genetics Unlocked, Giving New Hope For Pine Beetle Defense

    ScienceDaily (Jan. 17, 2008) — UBC researchers have discovered some of the genetic secrets that enable pine and spruce trees to fight off pests and...

    Started by bodebliss, 01-20-2008 06:57 PM
    beetle, defense, genetics, giving, hope, pine, tree, unlocked
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 593
    01-20-2008 06:57 PM Go to last post
  11. In Life’s Web, Aiding Trees Can Kill Them

    http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/11/science/11ants.html?_r=1&ref=science&oref=slogin

    Started by pyroboy4206, 01-12-2008 06:11 PM
    aiding, kill, life’s, trees, web
    • Replies: 0
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    01-12-2008 06:11 PM Go to last post
  12. Amazon much older than assumed

    WOW, this may make things open up in research to evolution of prehistoric life Trees in the Amazon tropical forests are old. Really old, in...

    Started by mscbkc070904, 12-14-2005 03:43 AM
    amazon, assumed, older
    • Replies: 1
    • Views: 1,091
    11-20-2007 05:54 PM Go to last post
  13. Tree weirdness

    Amazing Trees - unusual trees from around the world. Unsual looking trees on a weird website. http://www.thatsweird.net/picture37.shtml ...

    Started by TreeWhispers, 11-15-2007 02:23 PM
    tree, weirdness
    • Replies: 4
    • Views: 760
    11-19-2007 02:32 AM Go to last post
  14. World's hottest chile pepper discovered

    For those of you who like hot - so hot that you can't breathe or ever taste again - I give you the Bhut Jolokia or as I call it "butt of all jokes" ...

    Started by Bleys, 11-01-2007 02:47 AM
    chile, discovered, hottest, pepper, world's
    • Replies: 3
    • Views: 978
    11-01-2007 11:03 PM Go to last post
  15. Why Do Autumn Leaves Turn Red? Soil May Dictate Fall Colors

    ScienceDaily (Oct. 29, 2007)— Soils may dictate the array of fall colors as much as the trees rooted in them, according to a forest survey out of...

    Started by bodebliss, 10-29-2007 04:26 AM
    autumn, colors, dictate, fall, leaves, red, soil, turn
    • Replies: 2
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    10-30-2007 08:35 PM Go to last post
  16. Challenges Remain In Reintroducing American Chestnut

    Science Daily — Researchers have developed a breed of American chestnut that is resistant to the fungal blight that decimated its population in the...

    Started by bodebliss, 08-23-2007 08:54 AM
    american, challenges, chestnut, reintroducing, remain
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 530
    08-23-2007 08:54 AM Go to last post
  17. New Compound Effectively Treats Fungal Infections

    Science Daily — A new mechanism to attack hard-to-treat fungal infections has been revealed by scientists from the biotech company Anacor...

    Started by bodebliss, 06-25-2007 05:29 AM
    compound, effectively, fungal, infections, treats
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 626
    06-25-2007 05:29 AM Go to last post
  18. Cat Poo Coffee!?

    Ok, now this for some reason just really grosses me out, I had heard this on the radio and thought they were pulling the listeners legs saying there...

    Started by DownintheUpside, 05-17-2007 03:55 AM
    cat, coffee, poo
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 630
    05-17-2007 03:55 AM Go to last post
  19. Roses are red, and now blue...

    Started by mscbkc070904, 04-08-2005 03:56 AM
    blue, red, roses
    • Replies: 9
    • Views: 1,710
    04-28-2007 10:51 PM Go to last post
  20. How does herbal tea work?

    I drink herbal tea on a daily basis. 90% of the time I get effected by it in some way psychologically. In the sense that I can become very relaxed,...

    Started by Mizar, 03-18-2005 01:36 AM
    herbal, tea, work
    • Replies: 8
    • Views: 1,211
    04-23-2007 10:46 AM Go to last post

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