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Cures: Ancient and Modern…
Ancient medical text books may hold the key to fighting many modern diseases.
- July 22, 2015
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Looks like leaf-like lizards live longer
Draco cornutus lizards live longer thanks to leaf-like colouration and mimicry.
- July 21, 2015
Lowering the bar (well, probably removing it completely…)
Are univariate scatterplots the key to successful data presentation in scientific writing?
- July 14, 2015
Don’t ignore the ‘orphans’!
The FAO has launched a ‘traditional crop of the month’ site to generate more appreciation of the nutritional – and often medical – benefits of food plants.
- July 7, 2015
A blooming disgrace…?
Is Bloom's Taxonomy responsible for the severe decline in UK students' knowledge of field biology skills?
- June 30, 2015
Cellulose research reaches new heights
A new study shows the effects that plant cellulose has on the weather!
- June 25, 2015
GM crops, quantity or quality…?
GM crops can help, not only with the quantity of food produced worldwide, but also the quality. Golden Rice has enhanced levels of β-carotene.
- June 23, 2015
So that’s what bears do in the woods!
Through plant–animal interaction, black bears have been shown to help growth and reproduction of yellow rabbitbrush, by feeding on ants.
- June 18, 2015
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