Mandrake (Mandragora officinarum) has one of the most famous mythologies, primarily rooted in European folklore. This plant, native to the Mediterranean region, is often depicted in ancient texts as ...
Jan. 16, 2025 — A new tool could make it easier to study scarce plant molecules. Researchers have developed so-called microbial cell factories -- using E. coli and yeast -- to produce a special ...
The design of Elphaba's broom was inspired by the mandrake plant, with the top of the broom designed to look like an open hand. Erivo noted that she wanted it to appear "earthy" and that she and ...
While it’s easier than ever to buy live plants online, sometimes, despite our best intentions, those live plants become, well, dead plants. Artificial plants — fake plants, silk plants ...
A bastion of plant-based cuisine — and then a rotation ... Culver City staple the Mandrake — a bar and a hub for the arts community — closed in March after nearly two decades of service.
Plant immunity is the inherent or induced capacity of plants to withstand or ward off biological attack by pathogens. Molecules released from pathogens are recognised by plant cell surface ...
The chemicals are relatively well known psychoactives in many different traditional medicine preparations. They’re associated with witchcraft in Europe and the Americas via plants like datura, ...
Jan. 20, 2025 — Researchers have profiled the molecular structure and features of a key part of the deadly Nipah virus. Experiments in cells showe how changes in the viral polymerase -- a ...