Orchids are quite an incredibly diverse and stunning group of flowering plant. Orchids require specific conditions in order to grow aren’t found everywhere. They like certain habitats. Numerous species of orchid exist and many hybrids have been created. One of…
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If you see a marine or freshwater pool with algae growing in it, you are bound to find Euglena specimens there as well. Because euglenids are single-celled organisms, you cannot see them by just looking unless there are thousands or…
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Someday families might stroll past the giraffes and lions at the zoo and then halt, gaping up at a warning sign dominating a huge enclosure that reads: “Please, do not feed the Velociraptor.” At least those families will if paleontologist…
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Succulents: Greenery Graced With Natural ‘Juice’ At first blush it seems contradictory that the term succulents refers to a group of plants, many of which produce nothing by way of flower or fruit. After all, most people associate the term…
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Seeds develop from the ripened ovule of plants after it has been fertilized by the pollen from the male plant. Their shape resembles that of the mother ovule while their size varies as they develop. A seed contains three parts:…
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February 8, 2014 Social Science
Paint as a Evidence in a Forensic Investigation Paint as evidence falls into two main categories just as any other type of evidence does. Paint can simply indicate the “class” from which it comes. This could mean differentiating between automobile…
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February 8, 2014 Social Science
The number of children a family decides to have depends on a variety of factors such as economical situation, social status, culture, spiritual beliefs, area of residence, etc. For instance, while in some countries the common practice is to have…
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Great mullein (Verbascum thapsus) is a plant that most people have probably seen, and yet many of them may not have given the plant a second thought. In part, this may be because it is so common along roadsides and…
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Canada’s proud of its astronauts! Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield is now on his third trip into space, and this time he’s in charge of the International Space Station. In many ways, Canada’s really like a small town (his home town of…
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Phage artificial chromosome or P1-derived artificial chromosome (PAC) is a form of chromosome derived through biological manipulation and it originates from a ‘phage’ instead of a ‘plasmid’, as seen in the construction of many other artificial chromosomes. Definition of a…
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