aThe natural world is particularly rich in potential lead compounds. For example, plants, trees, snakes, lizards, frogs, fungi, corals and fish have all yielded potent lead compounds which have either resulted in clinically useful drugs or have the potential to do so. There is a good reason ...
This is not the first time amphibians have encountered fungi.Previous researchrevealed that amphibians are vulnerable to a pathogenic fungi calledBatrachochytrium dendrobatidis,which causes the lethal skin disease chytridiomycosis. The disease is responsible formass mortalities of amphibian...
Green synthesis is a non-toxic and environmental friendly method because it uses bio-organisms such as plants, fungi, and bacteria for the synthesis of nanoparticles, these micro-organisms work as both reducing and stabilizing agents, and no harmful substances or chemicals are used [26]. On the...
The best plants for sandy soil will be resilient wildflowers. You should choose native plants whenever possible and pick vegetables that aren’t too thirsty. You can improve your sandy soil by using compost, reducing tillage, and retaining water with mulch. Eventually, a thick spongy layer of ...
explaining how each living thing gets its food. For example, a simple African food chain might consist of three parts: first, trees and bushes; second, giraffes; and third, lions. Each link in a food chain is food for the next link. Food chains always start with plants ...
Another troublesome sign for the fish: the hybrids are sterile and can’t reproduce themselves. Good said autopsies that have been performed on the fish show their reproductive organs aren’t mature. That isn’t spelling danger just yet for hybrids’ unintentional parents. Enough northern pike and...