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Belowground microbial solutions to aboveground plant problems

July 9, 2021 by Captain Organic Planet

Land plants — plants that live primarily in terrestrial habitats and form vegetation on earth — are anchored to the ground through their roots, and their performance depends on both the belowground soil conditions and the aboveground climate. Plants utilize sunlight to grow through the process of photosynthesis where light energy is converted to chemical […]

Filed Under: Environment Tagged With: microbes, plants

Why plants in the office make us more productive

February 1, 2021 by Captain Organic Planet

‘Green’ offices with plants make staff happier and more productive than ‘lean’ designs stripped of greenery, new research shows. In the first field study of its kind, researchers found enriching a ‘lean’ office with plants could increase productivity by 15%. The team examined the impact of ‘lean’ and ‘green’ offices on staff’s perceptions of air […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: office, plants

The Damaging Effects Of Oxalates On The Human Body

January 21, 2020 by Captain Organic Planet

Oxalic acid or oxalates are very tiny molecules that bind minerals like calcium and form crystals. It is found in a variety of seeds, nuts and many vegetables. It’s only two carbons and four oxygen molecules. It’s a highly reactive compound that is attracted to positively charged minerals. Oxalates not only can cause kidney stones […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: calcium, health, kidney, kidney stones, oxalate, oxalates, oxalic acid, plants, vegan, vegetables, vegetarian

Crops that kill pests by shutting off their genes

September 8, 2019 by Captain Organic Planet

Plants are among many eukaryotes that can “turn off” one or more of their genes by using a process called RNA interference to block protein translation. Researchers are now weaponizing this by engineering crops to produce specific RNA fragments that, upon ingestion by insects, initiate RNA interference to shut down a target gene essential for […]

Filed Under: GMO's Tagged With: gmo, insect, plants, rna

Healing Power Of Aloe Vera Proves Beneficial For Teeth And Gums

February 27, 2019 by Captain Organic Planet

The aloe vera plant has a long history of healing power. Its ability to heal burns and cuts and soothe pain has been documented as far back as the 10th century. Legend has it that Cleopatra used aloe vera to keep her skin soft. The modern use of aloe vera was first recognized the 1930s […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: aloe, aloe vera, gums, healing, plants, teeth, toothpaste

Engineers Create Plants That Glow

January 18, 2018 by Captain Organic Planet

Imagine that instead of switching on a lamp when it gets dark, you could read by the light of a glowing plant on your desk. MIT engineers have taken a critical first step toward making that vision a reality. By embedding specialized nanoparticles into the leaves of a watercress plant, they induced the plants to […]

Filed Under: Environment Tagged With: houseplants, plant, plants

Science Confirms You Should Stop And Smell The Roses

November 4, 2017 by Captain Organic Planet

Short nature intervention can bring out the best in people. Is it any wonder that most happiness idioms are associated with nature? Happy as a pig in muck, happy as a clam, happy camper. A UBC researcher says there’s truth to the idea that spending time outdoors is a direct line to happiness. In fact, […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: feelings, happiness, houseplants, plant, plants, rose, roses, tree, trees, well being

Patients With Drug-Resistant Malaria Cured By Plant Therapy

May 10, 2017 by Captain Organic Planet

When the standard malaria medications failed to help 18 critically ill patients, the attending physician in a Congo clinic acted under the “compassionate use” doctrine and prescribed a not-yet-approved malaria therapy made only from the dried leaves of the Artemisia annua plant. In just five days, all 18 people fully recovered. This small but stunningly […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: Artemisia, drug, drugs, Malaria, plant, plants, therapy

Risks from Lawn Care Pesticides

March 25, 2017 by Captain Organic Planet

Pesticides are intentionally toxic substances. Some chemicals commonly used on lawns and gardens have been associated with birth defects, mutations, adverse reproductive effects, and cancer in laboratory animals. EPA permits over 200 different pesticides to be used for lawn care, and these are often mixed together and sold as chemical combinations. Approximately 35 pesticides are […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: cancer, environment, farmer, garden, health, herbicide, lawn, pesticide, pesticides, plant, plants, skin, toxic, tree, trees, water

Genetically Modified Golden Rice Falls Short On Lifesaving Promises

November 13, 2016 by Captain Organic Planet

Heralded on the cover of Time magazine in 2000 as a genetically modified (GMO) crop with the potential to save millions of lives in the Third World, Golden Rice is still years away from field introduction and even then, may fall short of lofty health benefits still cited regularly by GMO advocates, suggests a new […]

Filed Under: GMO's Tagged With: farmer, gmo, golden rice, plants, rice, vitamin

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