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Supergenes, Sociality, and Sex Chromosomes. A new paper in Nature. The social chromosomes appear to have emerged in a similar manner by which sex chromosomes evolve. Colonies of the fire ant Solenopsis invicta. Workers will kill any BB.

Genomics, Medicine, and Pseudoscience. The View from a Microbiologist. 1 hour ago in Field Notes. 7 hours ago in Variety of Life. 12 hours ago in Catalogue of Organisms. 23 hours ago in The Phytophactor. 4 days ago in The Curious Wavefunction.

Thursday, March 15, 2018. POLLUCITE, CESIUM AND THE BUNSEN BURNER. Many times, while doing some research on specific minerals and their localities, I stumble across some little serendipitous facts. So, it was for this offering. But wait, there is a whole lot more that makes an ole scientist like me smile.

Wednesday, March 29, 2017. In which it was argued that most cancers cannot be attributed to known environmental factors, but instead were due simply to the errors in DNA replication that occur throughout life when cells divide. See our earlier 2-part series. Been associated with cancer; some dietary components, viruses, sunlight, even diagnostic x-rays if done early and.

Welcome to Weeding the Web. Parsley and parsnips primed to grow better at home. The joy of hanging baskets - Begonia Apricot Illumination. A Bouquet from Prestige Flowers - review. A selective review of RHS Chelsea 2017.

Living and trying to create a garden on a hebridean island. A walk in my garden. Tree following Carpinus betulus in March. The freezing cold weather continued during February and into March, so I thought I was going to have to do another tree following post with no change to the hornbeam, however, at last, Monday the temperature rose above freezing and was predicted to not drop lower than zero during the night, and it was dry with only a little wind so time to prune! The big dogrose that .

Wednesday, January 17, 2018. The 3 cat species that live in California, and, as you can plainly see, all small cats. Both split from a common house-cat-sized ancestor, Pseudaelurus.

Creating a garden on the Anglesey coast. On 11 May, 2016. The tree I am following this year has burst into a mass of frothy pink blossom, and I managed to catch the bluebells at Plas Cadnant before they went over. In which new plants are planted, a weedy nemesis is identified, and. Of Spring flowers, new tools and trees. On 15 Mar, 2016. On 2 Mar, 2016. On 13 Feb, 2016.

August 11, 2015 by squirrelbasket. Fallen branch of empress tree in Bute Park, Cardiff, August 6, 2015. August is usually a rough time for the trees here. The summer weather dries them out and diseases take their toll. Dyffryn Gardens in two seasons.