Medicinal orchids unmasked
…is a large (about 1200 species) genus of orchids widely distributed through east Asia to Philippines, Australia, and New Zealand. Over 50 Dendrobium species are used in traditional medicines and…
…is a large (about 1200 species) genus of orchids widely distributed through east Asia to Philippines, Australia, and New Zealand. Over 50 Dendrobium species are used in traditional medicines and…
Shown here are PHE members Jesse, Doris, Mark and Alan during a tour of the new addition to the Rockefeller University campus, the River Campus. Thanks to Alex Kogan, Rockefeller…
…substitution, LogletLab. LogletLab 5, now in beta version, offers new web-based features for single and multiple logistics. We welcome feedback. We plan in the spring to release 5.1 with more…
…cause of Charles Darwin’s ill health in late life). Depending on the species involved, leishmaniasis manifests as illness ranging from non-healing cutaneous or mouth ulcers (CL) to sometimes fatal visceral…
We post the polished text of Jesse Ausubel’s 2016 lecture on The Nature of the City as well as the video. For more information see What’s New entries from 19…
The executive summary of the new UNEP report on methane hydrates, Frozen Heat, is now available.  The report includes superb visualizations. PHE alumna Nadejda Victor and Jesse Ausubel contributed…
…to fish, have revealed hidden genetic divergences, in many cases leading to recognition of new species. In fact, DNA barcoding is fast way of screening existing collections for unrecognized species….
…thereby creating a new silk-producing strain with improved disease resistance (for history, see US Forest Service page). The experiment failed (not surprising given moths are from different families), the colony…
…differentiation.” The researchers chose 3 pairs of populations, subspecies, and species in 3 orders of birds that live in Alaska or Russia. The study design had two aims, first, do…
…life forms and highlights a need for molecular methods. Several recent epidemics causing serious animal and plant mortality have turned out to be newly recongized fungi [including Batrochochytrium dendrobatidis (chytridiomycosis…