I wrote about two xanthophylls in myMay 27, 2014diary entry: I explained how they get their color from the resonance of delocalized electrons that spread all over a carbon chain with alternating single and double bonds: I discussed chlorophyll, which also has such a chain, in myMay 29thentry...
This newly introduced ordered-graph system lends itself to geometrical interpretation in a way that cellular automata did not, and it is mainly these geometrical interpretations that provide an entry point into analogy with physical law. Wolfram claims that "From an extremely simple model, we're ab...
too, do plants themselves. Organisms from both the plant and animal kingdoms leave behind material to feed such decomposers as bacteria and fungi, which, along with detritivores, are critical to the functioning of food webs (see entry). Detritivores, of which earthworms are a ...
banning large sodas from New York, programs in schools to promote healthy eating, doctors chewing people out when they gain weight, the profusion of gyms and Weight Watchers programs, and let’s not forget a level of stigma against obese people so strong that I amconstantlyhaving...