We rightly salute fungi and bacteria as being indispensable to the decomposition processes that breaks down dead organic matter into inorganic components that can then be recycled through the biosphere in those all...
Tag - Nature Communications
Nigel Chaffey
Thirsty? Then suck on a stone!
Whilst it is claimed that only the taxman can get blood out of a stone, it seems that some plants can abstract water from stone-like minerals. Arguably, ahead of light, water is the most important abiotic factor that...
Money doesn’t grow on trees… (2) [Or, From cuddly koalas to bird poo…]
Could the koala's diet of eucalyptus result in gold?
By the pricking of my thumbs…
Can cacti help us harness water from the air in hostile environments?
Fungus genome figured
Sticking with fungi (Aha! The ‘Melbourne Code card’ duly played!), but a more benign side this time is this uplifting tale. In the West we are generally aware of the power of plants to provide medicines; but we tend to...
