Natural History Of The Fig
If you can believe it, there is even more to the fig family that this amazing pollination story. Ficus citrifolia, the only species mentioned specifically, has yet another dimension to its story. The seeds that develop inside the fig, the crunchy ... [... more]
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Biology Of Edorphins. Part 1
Endorphins were first discovered in regards to their reflective pain-killing action, because they had shown to be release as an answer to pain, including chronic pain. Since than, it has been determinedthe most well-recognized method to release ... [... more]
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Buteyko Breathing (Part 3)
Resurrection Plants get their name form their evolved trait that allows them to cope with long periods of dry weather. When it rains, they grow large and lush very quickly, but when the air and earth become dry, the Resurrection Plant curls up ... [... more]
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Carbohydrates: Classification
Resistant starches are rather seldom in Western diets. Coarser milling or increasing particle size of cereal grains such as whole-grain bread or bulgur wheat (RS1) may achieve increased starch resistance. RS2 are found in green banana, corn and ... [... more]
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Nutrients For Better Learning
These nutrients were tested on a group of 19 children with learning disabilities for 4 years resulting in dramatic improvement in behavior and academic grades. All the participating children were able to join the mainstream school classes. Those ... [... more]
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Home Grown : Vegetable Gardens Vs Yards
We maintain our little corner of the world with Puritan dedication: so our children can play on them, so we can admire them, so our neighbors will envy them. But waht's to envy? At what point in histroy has anyone ever spent so much time, money ... [... more]
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Plants - Primary Producers
Plants use much of the energy the capture from the sun for growing foliage and developing flowers, seeds, and sometimes fruit. But plants can also store some of that energy. Tubers, rhizomes, bulbs, and even roots and fruits can be used to store ... [... more]
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Garden Suggestions
A garden is a rewarding effort for modern day people, who have often lost touch with where their food comes from. Even if all you have is a windowsill, you can grow an abundance of herbs with little time and money expended. It is important to ... [... more]
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Mother Of Biology - Maria Sibylla Merian, 1647-1717
She was born in Frankfurt to a printmaker, and when her father died her mother remarried a painter. Through her stepfather Merian was trained in the arts. She herself married a painter and kept a lifelong interest in painting the plants and ... [... more]
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