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Tiny Plant Virus May Work as Drug Delivery Agent
Viruses are typically viewed as serious health threats. But a team of researchers will try to change that view. They will be trying to use a certain type of virus that would actually help treat disease. This study would someday help provide a new way for doctors to treat diseases as well as how certain medications can be effectively delivered right where they are needed. The discovery of a tiny pl... [Read More]
The Wonder of Photosynthesis
Photosynthesis is the process of converting light energy coming from sunlight into chemical energy by living organisms. In plants, the raw materials are carbon dioxide and water, the source is the sun, and the end-products are oxygen and different kinds of carbohydrates. Not only plants go through this process but also phytoplankton, algae, certain bacteria, and photosynthetic organisms. Photosynt... [Read More]
How to Choose Architectural Plants
From prickly pear cacti to spreading dwarf Dianella revoluta, the strong shapes and outlines of architectural plants can have a very strong impact to your garden. The distinctive shape of the leaves, the branches, and the growth pattern can produce interesting moods and provide character to your garden. Architectural plants are usually large, relative to other garden plants. This size difference, ... [Read More]
Choosing The Right Water Garden Plants
The sound of water has a very calming effect, which is probably the reason why people like to have a small water garden at home. Whether it's just a small container on the patio or a big pond in the backyard, homeowners are fond of creating their own mix of plants and fixtures that would help make their garden look more appealing. The wrong choice of water plants can lead to a disaster, not ... [Read More]
Choosing Plants for Your Garden
Gardening is pretty much a science as it is a way to make your living space beautiful. There are a lot of things that you need to consider. The soil type, the fertilizers needed, the best way to cultivate the plants, the amount of sunlight and water needed for each kind of plant, and even the knowledge on the right combination of plants is needed to ensure that each one is living in harmony and no... [Read More]
Why Cutting Onions Make You Cry
The world that we live in is a diverse and also a pretty interesting place to be in. The earth as we know it can sometimes work in ways that we thought are not in the order of things. There are many things all around us that can easily surprise and baffle us. There are certain interesting facts that are worth knowing in order to better understand this world that we live in.There are times that we ... [Read More]
Scientists Engineer Root-Knot Nematode Resistance
University of Georgia professor Richard Hussey, a distinguished research professor in plant pathology at the UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, has spent 20 years studying a worm-shaped parasite too small to see without a microscope. His discovery is vastly bigger. Hussey and his research team have found a way to halt the damage caused by one of the world's most dest... [Read More]