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La Flore Qui A Faim : Une Enquête Chimique, Biologique Et Culturelle De La Dimorphisme Rouge/Verte Et Les Applications Médicinales De Nepenthes Madagascariensis, Keirnan Willett
Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection
Le Nepenthes madagascariensis est une plante carnivore endémique du côté sud-est de Madagascar qui attirent la proie arthropode (insectes, araignées etc.) en employant les bouts de feuilles convertis en forme des pichets ou urnes. Après d’être attiré par le suc au bord de l’urne, les insectes devint désorientés, perdent la traction et se coulent dans le liquide riche en enzymes digestifs au dessous (14). Les substances nutritives des cadavres sont absorbées par la plante en compensant pour la lacune d’azote dans le sol. Les couvercles des urnes expriment une couleur rouge ou verte. Notre étude examine les différences chimiques et …
Bioprospecting, Philip A. Reed
Bioprospecting, Philip A. Reed
STEMPS Faculty Publications
The article discusses that the product applications of bioprospecting are almost limitless. This area of biotechnology has been labeled bioprospecting, and it is a practice that is creating worldwide controversy. Defined simply, bioprospecting is "scientific research that looks for a useful application, process, or product in nature." However, as with most biotechnologies, the definition does not address the complexities of bioprospecting. Archeologists are finding that some biotechnologies, such as the use of herbs for medicine and the use of fermentation and yeast in food products, date back 5,000 to 10,000 years (De Miranda, 2004). The four main categories of biotechnologies …