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Laurie S. Brown commented on Mike Mantala's photo

Identify this plant...

"This looks like a bromiliad of some sort, yes? "

Aug 21, 2012

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Sep 29, 2011

Mike Mantala commented on Mike Mantala's album

Some plants found in the Philippines

"Feel free to use them Debra. The resolution though is low. I used just my camera phone when I took them."

Feb 17, 2011

Debra Garcia commented on Mike Mantala's album

Some plants found in the Philippines

"Love these photos! I do a plant photography project with the ninth grade biology class in the spring to get them interested in the plant kingdom. I will have to show them your photos! I love the one in the water because it also shows properties of…"

Feb 16, 2011

Mike Mantala commented on Mike Mantala's photo

Identify this plant...

"This plant is of the genus, Salvinia..."

Feb 3, 2011

Sean Nash commented on Mike Mantala's photo

Identify this plant...

"This is gorgeous..."

Feb 2, 2011

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Jan 27, 2011

Mike Mantala left a comment for Jeffery Pryor

"so true..."

Jan 27, 2011

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"Garrett Hardin once said to me... "Everything in Biology can be summed up in one Sentence" "WHEN DO WE…"

Jan 26, 2011

Mike Mantala replied to Mike Mantala's discussion Is it reasonable to label viruses, prions, and the like as "bordercases of life?"

"There's this interesting essay by Daniel E. Koshland Jr. titled,"The Seven Pillars of Life." He recognizes in his essay that "although everyone knows what life is there is no simple definition of life.""

Jan 24, 2011

Cheryl Hollinger replied to Mike Mantala's discussion Is it reasonable to label viruses, prions, and the like as "bordercases of life?"

"This is an interesting question. I had the opportunity to meet and talk to 2 virus researchers and when I asked them if viruses were considered "living things" they could not agree. One immediately said no and the other said, "They…"

Jan 22, 2011

Mike Mantala replied to Mike Mantala's discussion Is it reasonable to label viruses, prions, and the like as "bordercases of life?"

"Quite indeed... There are not a few instances in Biology where terminologies are reduced to catchy phrases and in the process, lose a bit of the concept's precision. For example, High School Biology - at least in the Philippines - mentions of…"

Jan 21, 2011

Marta Toran replied to Mike Mantala's discussion Is it reasonable to label viruses, prions, and the like as "bordercases of life?"

"I agree with Alison that viruses should be considered "borderline" living because they are acellular and do not carry out most of the characteristics of living things. The one thing that unites all living things is nucleic acid (which even…"

Jan 21, 2011

Alison Hutt replied to Mike Mantala's discussion Is it reasonable to label viruses, prions, and the like as "bordercases of life?"

"For all the reasons that are no doubt discussed in biology classes around the world annually, viruses some life characteristics and not others. Putting them is a borderline category seems logical. This is the first I have learned of prions; they…"

Jan 21, 2011

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Jan 18, 2011