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TIPS FOR BUYING VACUUM CLEANERS
EcoGreenTips | 8 hours ago by Cedrick
Most American (and some European) houses have wall-to-wall carpets, which are comfortable for your feet but may cause many health problems, e.g. asthma, dizziness, respiratory problems, sore throat and even fainting spells. The reason for it is that read more
Mushrooms and Fungi
PoMoyemu--In my opinion | 9 hours ago by Silvia
Any help identifying these would be appreciated. read more
Carcinogenic Coffee Beans Sold in Korea
Coffee Tickle | 23 hours ago by Edward Ongaigui
After the melamine scare in milk in China, a fungus that has cancer causing toxins was found in the coffee sold in Korea. According donga.com, "Reviewing a report on toxic fungi in coffee products submitted by the Korea Food and Drug Administration ( read more
Crunchy or Creamy......Which One Are You?
The Southern Accent | October 12th 2008 by Lisa M. Rodgers
Hey Y'all!I hope all is well in your neck of the woods! Today's post was prompted by my love for peanut butter. Peanuts are not nuts at all, they are legumes, and they they originated from Brazil. The unsaturated fat content in 1oz of peanut butter read more
Rapid Home Remedies For A Yeast Infection
Newaygo Naturally | October 11th 2008 by Brent Vanderstelt
By Adrian FletcherCandida is a type of fungus that naturally lives in the human body. It becomes harmful when the environment around it changes and allows for rapid overgrowth. Yeast infections can be brought on for a variety of reasons including hi read more
Nowhere to run for tropical species
Take Cover | October 10th 2008
Climbing temperatures may doom many tropical species to extinction if they are unable to migrate to higher elevations or cooler latitudes, reports Mongabay.com. Analysing data for 1,902 species of plants, insects, and fungi in the tropics, Robert Co read more
Mushroom Enzyme to Replace Platinum in Fuel Cells
Hydrogen Cars and Vehicles Blog | October 10th 2008
Researchers at Oxford University in the UK, have identified a mushroom enzyme called “laccase” that could replace platinum and other precious metals in fuel cells. The fungi fuel cell would be more efficient than traditional metal catalyst FC’s read more
Cats And Ring Worm
Brian's Home | October 10th 2008 by Brain
Cats And Ring Worm Ringworm is a very common form of skin disease that can be problematical in cat care. Although its name makes you think otherwise, this skin disease isn’t caused by any type of worm. It’s actually caused by fungi known as Der read more
fungi landscapes: pinhead portabello mushrooms emerge
space wildschwein | October 10th 2008 by wildschwein
(I had just watered them with a spraybottle) read more
Obsession and Fungi
Threads of Meaning | October 10th 2008 by Pamela
Earlier this year, I fell in love with a radio show on Pacifica station KPFA, the Visionary Activist Show. I’ve been happily amazed by how so many of my favorite subjects and authors get woven together on Caroline Casey’s show. I love read more
Richmond Oval Construction Update, October '08, Richmond, BC
My Boots n Me . com | October 9th 2008 by DiamondVVV1
I thought I would take another look at the Richmond Oval construction project that I wrote about back in March of 2007.Well, it's coming along. And it's a lot easier to find now, though the sign is not much larger. The building itself is huge.The c read more
Let there be Fungi!: Part 2.
Bundoran Farm Field Notes | October 9th 2008 by Blue Ion
You may remember a posting from March 6, 2008 titled: “Let there be Fungi” Our hard work is paying off! The first significant flush of Shitake Mushrooms were picked earlier today. The harvest was not huge, as it usually isn’t in the fir read more
Mushroom Enzyme Could Make Clean Fuel Cells
CleanTechnica | October 9th 2008 by Lucille Chi
Even the most environmentally-conscious among us use batteries containing toxic heavy metals on a daily basis. But a discovery made by chemists at Oxford University could one day lead to cleaner batteries for everyone. The researchers recently disco read more
New fungi species unearthed in UK
Name a Star | October 8th 2008 by dee dmonte
Several species of fungi new to the UK have been unearthed by mushroom experts at the National Trust’s Clumber Park. Original post: New fungi species unearthed in UK read more
New fungi species unearthed in UK
Blind Turtle | October 8th 2008
Several species of fungi new to the UK have been unearthed by mushroom experts at the National Trust's Clumber Park. read more
Fungi Smugglers Receive $6000 in Fines
Net News Publisher | October 8th 2008 by Terry
Two German men have been found guilty and fined after being arrested and charged by Customs investigators for attempting to smuggle a large quantity of protected fungi out of Australia. Dr Heinrich Dorfelt, 67, and Dr Heinrich Bruno Albrecht Berg, 48 read more
Slime Moulds
The Nature of Tasmania | October 7th 2008 by Alan
What can I tell you about Slime Moulds? Well they are slimy .....and they look mouldy :-) That's close to the sum of my knowledge of the subject although they are indeed fascinating life forms. For a long time they were considered a form of fungi read more
Judas Ear Fungus
Nature at Close Range | October 7th 2008 by Daniel Spurgeon
The Judas's Ear Fungus is a rubbery textured fungus that typically is found growing on dead elm or dead elder trees. This photo was taken at Cypress Creek in North Alabama.It is known as the Judas Ear Fungus because of its ear shaped appearance. It i read more
Colloidal Silver - How it Works
Bandit's Buddies | October 7th 2008 by Robin Sockness
How does silver work? It disables the enzyme that one-celled bacteria, viruses, and fungi need for oxygen metabolism. In the presence of silver, these pathogenic microbes suffocate.In one powerful experiment, 50 gallons of raw sewage were pumped into read more
Pickled Mushrooms
The Chef From Hell Food Blog | October 7th 2008 by J.P. Gelinas
"Pickled Mushrooms?! What the.." Ah, the cries of joy I hear every time I bring these tasty globes of fungi to the table. While it's true that pickled mushrooms are not a widely used party appetizer, I think they a read more
Solarization
Mike and McGee | October 6th 2008 by Mike and McGee
As part of our attempt to makeover our boring backyard, we decided to add a raised flower bed along part of the fence. To construct the bed, we would first need to remove the existing grass.The quickest method is to simply dig up the grass. That's no read more
Conference update
Microbiology Blog: The weblog for microbiologists | October 6th 2008
Six further conferences have been added to our list at Microbiology ConferencesDecember 1 - 5, 2008. International Research Conference on HuanglongbingOrlando, USA The disease of citrus fruit caused by the bacterium Candidatus spp.February 24 - 28, read more
Nail Fungus. How to Get Rid of It Fast.
Nail Beauty. Related Blog. | October 6th 2008
Fungus can appear on nails. If you have fake nails over your real nails, you risk to have fungi. So, if your solution to prevent nail fungi from developing is to wear fake nails, it will not work at all. Acrylic nails will only hide the fungus, but read more
Mushroom Magic
The Expat (auspat) | October 5th 2008
Crawling around on wet forest floors with the leeches for company isn't everybody's idea of fun, but Steve Axford can't think of anywhere he rather be during the Autumn and Winter months. That's because wet forest floors are where you find the grea read more
Composting - aka: The Circle of Life!
Home And Garden | October 5th 2008 by mooyong
Composting is where the gardening thing comes full circle. You''ve created your garden bed, you''ve nurtured your plants.The results have been eaten by the family...and now the plants and refuse from the garden can be recycled into next year''s compo read more
Food jokes #11
LaughAtOnce.com | October 5th 2008
What did the female mushroom say about the male mushroom? “He’s a real fun guy [fungi].” addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Flaughatonce.com%2Ffood-jokes-11%2F'; addthis_title = 'Food+jokes+%2311'; addthis_pub = ''; read more
Reflections on a Cool, Autumn Morning
IDiosyntocracy | October 5th 2008 by Faelan Riverkeep
Slivers of grass beaded with mini dew drops, Which, from afar, fool the eye with feathery whiteness. Sunlight glinting off the water's surface and filtering through leaves, turning them lemony yellow, chartreuse. New discovery: a red, star-shaped a read more
An Examination Of Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma
Cancer Ezine Articles For All | October 5th 2008 by Aloha Nema
An Examination Of Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma was written by Morgan Hamilton from researchandscience.comCancer is a life-threatening disease that is prevalent in our time. One of which is known as non-Hodgkins lymphoma or NHL. It is a cancer that affects t read more
Nature’s “Trash”?
The Earth is Not a Trash Can | October 4th 2008 by Barbara Mathieson
I’ve always like fungus and mushrooms. As a child, I would be frightened by my parents often about them. I was told that they were poisonous. I wouldn’t get near edible mushrooms or fungi for most of my early life. I photographed this fun read more
Composting
Go Green With Tara Burner | October 4th 2008 by Tara Burner
According to EPA here are some benefits of composting: Compost use can result in a variety of environmental benefits. The following are a few of the most important benefits: Compost enriches soils Compost has the ability to help regenerate poor soils read more
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