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What’s in Your Bag

Posted on December 24, 2017 by Elliott Killian
Bags for traveling. What is in your bag?

My friend the Cocoa Nomad wrote an article about both the tangible and intangible things he packed with him while traveling. While traveling for a year he slowly let go of things and his metaphorical bag became lighter. This has made me… Continue Reading →

Random Thoughts

The Foreign Language Everyone in Tech Should Learn

Posted on December 13, 2017 by Elliott Killian
Man using a tablet computer. Why tech workers should learn Indonesian.

In 6th grade, my class rotated every few months between French, German, and Spanish. We then got to choose one of these languages to study. These languages would be incredibly useful 100-200 years ago, however, these three languages do not… Continue Reading →

Random Thoughts Startup, Startups, Tech

The Biological Sex Mystery and why it makes Sense

Posted on December 12, 2017 by Elliott Killian
Biological Sex Mysteries, turtles sexually reproducing,

I read the book 13 Things That Don’t Make Sense by Michael Brooks, Ph.D & James Adams. In it, one of the things that don’t make sense is the Biological Sex Mystery. The book took a deep dive into the issue. Sexual reproduction does… Continue Reading →

Random Thoughts Biology, Gene First, Selfish Gene, Sexual biology

Unusual Idea to Cure Cypress Canker

Posted on December 4, 2017 by Elliott Killian
Cypress canker disease.

Cypress canker disease threatens cypress trees around the world. The disease causes many of the branches to die and can kill the tree. There currently is no labeled chemical treatment for the disease. And no industry standard for completely curing… Continue Reading →

Plant Science Plant, Plant Disease, Plant Pathology, Plants

Unusual Idea to Cure Lethal Yellowing of Palm

Posted on December 3, 2017 by Elliott Killian
Lethal Yellowing Palm Trees. Slowly loosing leaves

Lethal yellowing is a disease that is devastating to many types of Palm. It is caused by a phytoplasma, a type of parasitic bacteria that lack a cell wall. I have looked at several other phytoplasma diseases and come up… Continue Reading →

Plant Science Phytoplasma, Plant Disease, Plant Pathology

Unusal Ideas to Cure Butternut Canker

Posted on November 26, 2017 by Elliott Killian

To prevent an epidemic or disease one of three things has to be removed: Agent, Environment, Host (Read More: About the Disease Triangle). Let’s look at Butternut Canker Disease and find a solution for it by focusing on the Agent,… Continue Reading →

Plant Science Fungi, Fungus, Plant Disease, Plant Pathology

Unusual Idea to Cure Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus

Posted on November 1, 2017 by Elliott Killian
Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus is a Diseases that is studied in Plant Pathology

Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus or TSWV is one of the most important viruses for horticultural crops. It was discovered in 1915 in Australia. But back then we didn’t know what a virus was. TSWV is a single strained RNA virus. The… Continue Reading →

Plant Science Plant, Plant Disease, Plant Pathology, Thrips, Virus

The Environment brings the Vector (Disease Triangle)

Posted on October 24, 2017 by Elliott Killian
Human Disease Triangle. It has a human as the host, a bacteria or virus as the pathogen or agent, and a home as the environment. All three are needed for a disease.

I previously wrote about how a disease outbreak is as good as the transmission or disease vector. A pathogen without transmission isn’t a disease. The example I used was the black plague. That without fleas on rats, or without rats… Continue Reading →

Pathology, Plant Science Disease, Epidemic, Pathology

History of Plant Pathology

Posted on October 12, 2017 by Elliott Killian
History of Plant Pathology. A vintage print illustrating plants growing.

Plant Pathology history is important to understand to appreciated what we know about plant diseases. We have come a long way from not knowing about oxygen, or that fungi spread from spores to mapping lifecycle of pathogens and using electron… Continue Reading →

Plant Science History, Plant Disease, Plant Pathology

How to Prevent a War in Asia

Posted on October 10, 2017 by Elliott Killian

World War I ended when an external party provided more resources, disrupting the political balance. The external party was when the US entered the war. The allies with the help of the US, outlasted the German forces. The US was… Continue Reading →

Economics, Geopolitics, Random Thoughts

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