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In 1917, a paper titled “On competition between Galium saxatile L. (G hercynicum Weig.) and Galium Sylvestre Poll. (G. asperum Schreb.) on different types of soil” by Arthur Tansley was published in The Journal of Plant Ecology.  This paper explored the relationship between soil types and germination rates of Galium saxatile and Galium Sylvestre.  TansleyContinue reading “What was missing fro Tansley’s 1917 paper?”

When doing research on a certain topic, most of us look to the internet as it’s a fast and easy way of accessing many documents and papers.  A lot of the information we find online is Open Access.  This means that it’s free material that does not contain licensing barriers to allow one to accessContinue reading “Accessing information”

In the 1950s and 60s, one of the prominent goals of the US government was for everyone to have access to food (a politic move for Americans to feel more secure as wars were being fought over seas).  This revolution changed the forms of agriculture from more traditional methods, to ones involving heavy machinery suchContinue reading “The dangers of modern agriculture”

The topic of viruses has become quite prevalent in today’s time and this brings the question in whether or not they are alive.  For and organism to be classified as living, a set of criteria must be fulfilled: response to their environment, growth and evolution, reproduction, metabolism, maintain homeostasis, be composed of cells and toContinue reading “Are viruses alive?!”

United Nations has an amazing website that posts educational articles relating to global issues in the environment. Specifically, they have numerous amounts of articles relating to climate change. It is a great platform to be educated and informed on serious issues that needs attention in today’s society. There was one article I came across thatContinue reading “Climate Change Causes Severe Water Hazards”

There is a big common question that the public never really knows the answer to and that is – are viruses alive? The answer to that question is kind of. I know it’s shocking. How can a virus be kind of alive? There has been an ongoing debate between scientists for many years as toContinue reading “Are viruses alive or dead? A Big Debate.”

About 2 years ago, our lives drastically changed. We went from going out on weekends, summer vacations, concerts, and even attending school in-person to being isolated at home, wearing masks, living in a virtual world, and practically living in pyjamas. This was due to one thing- a highly transmissible virus called Covid-19. A global pandemicContinue reading “Covid-19 Multiple Choice”

Grad Life Podcast hosts its 5th episode with the one and only, Biology Professor Dawn Bazely. Throughout this podcast, Dawn Bazely touches upon her educational career, research, being a woman in science, and the importance of collaboration. Throughout the entire podcast, Dawn vocalized many topics that caught my attention that could act as learning lessons.Continue reading “Grad Life Podcast ft. Dawn Bazely”

For my film festival assignment, I nominated the iconic movie “The Lorax”. However, I was debating for about a week between “The Lorax” and another movie that was recently released on Netflix. Many of you probably know what movie I’m talking about. I’ll give you a hint- it stars some of the most famous actorsContinue reading “Other Film Nomination: “Don’t Look Up””

One of the papers I read elaborated on the idea of ensuring sustainable agriculture and food security. First, the industrialization of agriculture will not lead to guaranteed safety of output food. Sustainable agriculture should be based on the rational use of urban and natural resources. Currently, we are faced with a rising world population, waterContinue reading “Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security“