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Here in the United States, a commonly found imported wild rose is Rugosa, Rosa rugosa. When I discovered Rugosa roses, I was impressed with the sturdy plants and deep green foliage that produced ...
Dale named some of the 40 or so species now thriving in the south Texas sun: eupatorium, yucca, purple sage, colima, vasey’s adelia, load bush, catclaw acacias. The plants feed and shelter a ...
He and his colleagues found that they could replicate this process by treating fat with an enzyme called lipase from the yeast Candida rugosa. “The lipase is a molecular scissor,” says Vilgis.
Laura Mallonee Dale named some of the 40 or so species now thriving in the south Texas sun: eupatorium, yucca, purple sage, colima, vasey’s adelia, load bush, catclaw acacias. The plants feed ...
The City of Toronto is planning to install bioswales in the City-owned right-of-way along select streets in Scarborough. Bioswales are a type of green infrastructure designed to capture and filter ...
The Iris unguicularis ‘Mary Barnard’ is Mary Berry’s favourite flower – she often gives hers as presents to friends - Getty/Andrew Lawson ...
Adam’s favourite is the tree-like Magnolia campbellii that grows up to 30 metres tall, with huge pink flowers. As for one he wishes he didn’t have? “A plant I wish had never been introduced ...
The University of Waterloo acknowledges that much of our work takes place on the traditional territory of the Neutral, Anishinaabeg, and Haudenosaunee peoples. Our main campus is situated on the ...
Each year, mosquito-borne orthoflaviviruses, including Zika virus, dengue virus, and the Japanese encephalitis virus, threaten the health of more than 400 million people worldwide. To date, knowledge ...