What does a country act like? Recently I have started to view countries in a new way. Previously I saw countries as bacteria. Bacteria do not have emotions. They eat, grow, and poop. In my country bacteria model countries needed… Continue Reading
Here is what projects I was working on in 2017. Plant Pathology In my quest to work on interesting biological problems, plant diseases present a major interesting problem. 2017 I have made a commitment to work on plant pathology. Mutualism… Continue Reading
This year I was very interested in plant diseases. Why Plant Diseases? Because it is the next logical area that we need to improve. To feed more people, prevent plants from going extinct we need to find solutions for plant diseases. My… Continue Reading
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
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
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
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
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
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
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