Yeast
Why stick yeast with such an outrageously unpronounceable name as Saccharomyces cerevisiae? What is it with biologists that they have… Read More »Yeast
pharmacognosy
Deep seas 1
“You could start now, and spend another forty years learning about the sea without running out of new things to… Read More »Deep seas 1
Deep seas 2
The deep sea case study overflowed. As hinted at in Deep Seas 1, there are special ecosystems in the sea… Read More »Deep seas 2
Bamboo
Bamboo is in the same league as giant kelp when it comes to growing fast, but considering that, as a… Read More »Bamboo
Shea tree
Some people may have heard about shea butter as they have used it as a skin creme, or a hair… Read More »Shea tree
Cinchona
Cinchona is a shining example of an ecosystem service – the service known as – pharma-cog-nosy. Pharma what? OK, pharmacognosy… Read More »Cinchona
Mycorrhizal fungi
Myco what? Crazy name that most people have never heard of. So why should we care about them? We should… Read More »Mycorrhizal fungi