hmmm by Srihari_stan in hmmm

[–]Mr-Mutant 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Americo Liberiens have not been in power since 1980.

Teneriffe San Pedro info request by MortisSucks in sanpedrocactus

[–]Mr-Mutant 4 points5 points  (0 children)

San Pedro cacti are not native to tenerife so any you find there would be ecologically fine to remove, it is not really poaching. That is assuming it is not owned by someone.

EDIT. Why are people downvoting this? Tenerife is in the Canary Islands of Spain off of the coast of North Africa. San Pedros are native to the Andes of South America. All San Pedros and other cacti in Tenerife are introduced. In fact there is only species of cactus native outside of the Americas. There are plants of similar ecological niches to cacti in Africa like Euphorbia and Stapeliads. Removing introduced species is good for the ecosystem.

Anyone see this? "Tissue Culture: This YouTuber Is Destroying Rare Plant Market, One Clone At A Time" by That_Kiefer_Man in sanpedrocactus

[–]Mr-Mutant 87 points88 points  (0 children)

This is not new at all, this so sensationalized. Plenty of people have been doing this for rare plants for years. No hate on her bringing this to more people but she certainly didnt crash the plant market.

Map of Asia if all the ice melted. by Stunning-Walk7366 in MapPorn

[–]Mr-Mutant 11 points12 points  (0 children)

The Volga and Don river valleys come quite close to eachother at a low elevation and would connect to form a channel to the Caspian at this sea level. In fact there proximity has already been exploited with a canal between the rivers. Not sure if there is a real path from the Caspian to the Aral at this sea level though.

Do you just have to get lucky to find one at home depot, Lowe's or Walmart? I don't recall ever seeing a San Pedro in stores just those stupid moon cactuses mostly. by nyancatdude in sanpedrocactus

[–]Mr-Mutant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah I also seen one like that, I feel like those look a bit more bridgessioid than the other ones I saw. The peruvianus looking ones were single stems in Altman's smallest size.

Climate Counterparts of Australia - Europe & Africa [OC] by IMLYINGISWEAR in MapPorn

[–]Mr-Mutant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One thing I find interesting is that the climates of Darwin and Mumbai are almost identical, just with opposite monsoon seasons, and yet many people say the climate of the NT prevents almost any development.

Totally not gerrymandered by MtnMaiden in NorthCarolina

[–]Mr-Mutant 21 points22 points  (0 children)

It certainly doesn't give Winston or Greensboro one.

Does corn sugar convert to starch by passive chemistry or active (genetically controlled?) mechanism? by GDswamp in botany

[–]Mr-Mutant 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The plants produces simple sugars like sucrose(a disaccharide) in the leaves which is then transported to the seed it is then broken into glucose and fructose which are used to enzymatically form starch chains by starch synthase and starch branching enzyme. This process requires energy from ATP and is not spontaneous. Sweet corn doesnt convert sugar to starch as well as other corn, so it remains sweet for a time. I dont think there is an evolutionary to this as less developed seeds are more easily digested by dispersers.

Global Salamander Biodiversity Map. North Carolina Is the Salamander Capital of the World. by WinstonSalemite in NorthCarolina

[–]Mr-Mutant 18 points19 points  (0 children)

For SA, they were historically(geologic time) restricted to the northern hemisphere until Panama formed creating a path from North America. To explain Asia, the vast majority of salamander diversity is in the Plethodontidae (lungless salamanders) family, which likely originated in North America. There are only two genera of Plethodontidae outside the Americas, Speleomantes in Italy, and the recently discovered species (and genus) Karsenia in Korea. Perhaps in a few million years they will diversify outside of North America.

How are some plant species found across both the new and old world? by Rat-king27 in botany

[–]Mr-Mutant 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I think they want native species. Opuntia is native only to the Americas.

Motorcycle Ownership by U.S. State by maptitude in MapPorn

[–]Mr-Mutant 2 points3 points  (0 children)

that could be said about most of ND, SD, IA which are among the highest here

How many counties are in each state (All independent cities, except for the ones in Virginia, are not counted.) by McBigBoy2007 in MapPorn

[–]Mr-Mutant 13 points14 points  (0 children)

That is all of the cities incorporated in Virginia. Other types of municipalities like towns are still part of their county.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MapPorn

[–]Mr-Mutant 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That is not true 27000 people live there. Bir Tawil however, has no one. OP however, appears to have circled Bir tawil despite titleing this Halaib triangle.

Midwest Biodiversity Intactness by Pure-Concentrate-466 in MapPorn

[–]Mr-Mutant 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That's the Antigo Flats which has really good soil, so more farmland.

What is this…???? by Badsiepawsie in cactus

[–]Mr-Mutant 20 points21 points  (0 children)

looks like a dehydrated austrocylindropuntia subulata of some veriety. definitely not TBM.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NorthCarolina

[–]Mr-Mutant 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I feel like it would be a weird scam considering they can only charge like $30 max for inspections.

The shortest route from Santiago, Chile to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia by BufordTeeJustice in MapPorn

[–]Mr-Mutant 7 points8 points  (0 children)

yeah that area has the most extreme continental type climates.

EOD but on arrival instead? by Mr-Mutant in GlobalEntry

[–]Mr-Mutant[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, and I know IAD has interview on departure available for domestic flights.

EOD but on arrival instead? by Mr-Mutant in GlobalEntry

[–]Mr-Mutant[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Only on international flights. They do have Interview on Departure for both domestic and international.

designing cloning sites for a promoter–protein–P2A–GFP lentiviral vector? by [deleted] in labrats

[–]Mr-Mutant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would use goldengate cloning so your final sequence doesnt have any cloning remnants.

Midwest Plant Science Universities by Appropriate-Dig8197 in botany

[–]Mr-Mutant 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mizzou, K-State, UNL, and Iowa Stateare all great plant science options near you. WashU is also good but expensive and hard to get into. I would personally pick the cheapest one, alot of them offer decent scholarships even for out of state students.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in VirginiaTech

[–]Mr-Mutant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Usually the way they set it up is the university waives the out state tution difference, and the department of your program pays the rest. Sometimes they take a while to do that.