Tag: fungi
Missiles and Jackhammers: How Plants Spread Themselves Far and Wide
I welcome science reporter David Coppedge to explore some fascinating examples of intelligent design in the plant world.
Plant Missile Technology: A Peek in the Armory
Ballistic missiles are common in plants and fungi. Take a look at how they launch their payloads.
ORFanID: An Online Search Engine for Identifying Orfan Genes
The existence of such genes is surprising given the hypothesis of universal common descent.
Information Spreads in the Atmospheric Highway
Genetic information gets around. In the troposphere — much higher above land than expected — bacteria and fungi hitch a ride to faraway places.
Scientist Discovers a Protist’s “Cellular Origami” — The First Known Case
You will probably not be surprised to hear that Dr. Prakash is an engineer as well as a biologist. This is predictable.