Botanists

... any proof. (Ashley Montague) I did not say this. Another analogy would be apples and pears. They usually don't come from the same tree, but botanists have grafted trees that can bear different fruit (classification of species would be the root stock genotype though). We just don't do that ...

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... insect and bird pollinators. I would advise caution when using the word "pigment". While many classical biologists (especially botanists) still classify substances by their color, and refer to anything colored as "pigments", most of these pigments are very different ...

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Dear botanists, there's something that I've been wondering about recently. It's the following: The (rare) tree species Phylica Arborea is only found on Amsterdam Island and Gough Island. What I found intruiging about this; how ...

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I have been doing a lot of research for grad schools. Everyone I have talked to (Entomologists, Botanists, and others) have said if you want to work for the government, you should get your masters. You should only get your PhD if you want to be a professor. It is harder ...

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what would be a correct answer to that? Plant cells that die, like those in cork? Botanists still call them cells, but if you ask me, they are simply leftover walls. Or maybe a RBC or a sieve tube element? If you ask me they are still alive... I don't think your ...

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