Sentences with phrase «on animals or plants»

The gulf spill has literally evaporated and been eaten with few real impacts on animals or plants.

Switching to a diet based exclusively on animals or plants triggers rapid changes to the microbes that rule your gut.

Not exact matches

I'm not saying that evolution or adaption doesn't occur on a small scale — it certainly does — and is observable and measurable within certain limitations as any professional breeder in plants or animals will attest.

Recombinant DNA research has been done primarily on bacteria, one - celled organisms smaller than animal or plant cells and simpler in structure, yet capable of very complex chemical activity.

Many ignore flora and fauna altogether, focusing instead on the relations of humans to one another and to God, or they treat animals and plants primarily as tools to be managed in a stewardly way for the sake of human well - being.

1 Corinthians 11:14 (Men should not have long hair) 1 Corinthians 14:34 - 35 (Women should remain silent in church) Deuteronomy 13:6 - 16 (Death penalty for Apostasy) Deuteronomy 20:10 - 14 (Attack city, kill all men, keep women, children as spoils of war) Deuteronomy 21:18 - 21 (Death penalty for a rebellious son) Deuteronomy 22:19 - 25 (Kill non - virgin / kill adulterers / rapists) Ecclesiastes 1:18 (Knowledge is bad) Exodus 21:1 - 7 (Rules for buying slaves) Exodus 35:2 (Death for working on the Sabbath) Ezekiel 9:5 - 6 (Murder women / children) Genesis 1:3,4,5,11,12,16 (God creates light, night and day, plants grow, before creating sun) Genesis 3:16 (Man shall rule over woman) Jeremiah 19:9 (Cannibalism) John 3:18 (He who believes in Jesus is saved, he that doesn't is condemned) John 5:46 - 47 (Jesus references Old Testament) Leviticus 3:1 - 17 (Procedure for animal sacrifice) Leviticus 19:19 (No mixed fabrics in clothing) Leviticus 19:27 (Don't trim hair or beard) Leviticus 19:28 (No tattoos) Leviticus 20:9 (Death for cursing father or mother) Leviticus 20:10 (Death for adultery) Leviticus 20:13 (Death for gay men) Leviticus 21:17 - 23 (Ugly people, lame, dwarfs, not welcome on altar) Leviticus 25:45 (Strangers can be bought as slaves) Luke 12:33 (Sell your possessions, and give to the poor) Luke 14:26 (You must hate your family and yourself to follow Jesus) Mark 10:11 - 12 (Leaving your spouse for another is adultery) Mark 10:21 - 22 (Sell your possessions and give to the poor) Mark 10:24 - 25 (Next to impossible for rich to get into heaven) Mark 16:15 - 16 (Those who hear the gospel and don't believe go to hell) Matthew 5:17 - 19 (Jesus says he has come to enforce the laws of the Old Testament) Matthew 6:5 - 6 (Pray in secret) Matthew 6:18 (Fast for Lent in secret) Matthew 9:12 (The healthy don't need a doctor, the sick do) Matthew 10:34 - 37 (Jesus comes with sword, turns families against each other, those that love family more than him are not worthy) Matthew 12:30 (If you're not with Jesus, you're against him) Matthew 15:4 (Death for not honouring your father and mother) Matthew 22:29 (Jesus references Old Testament) Matthew 24:37 (Jesus references Old Testament) Numbers 14:18 (Following generations blamed for the sins of previous ones) Psalms 137:9 (Violence against children) Revelation 6:13 (The stars fell to earth like figs) Revelation 21:8 (Unbelievers, among others, go to hell) 1 Timothy 2:11 - 12 (Women subordinate and must remain silent) 1 Timothy 5:8 (If you don't provide for your family, you are an infidel)

The democratic societies have no one supreme or dominant member, with examples being such things possibly as stones and probably as some cell - colonies and even special forms of many - celled plants and animals.42 Monarchic societies, on the other hand, do have a supreme or dominant member which radically subordinates the parts to its ruling purpose but which can never completely rob the parts of all measure of control over themselves.

Animals feed on plants and are known as herbivores or consumers.

The writer seems to be saying that animal life, whether on land or in the sea, is more marvelous than mere plant life, and, although issuing from the womb of the earth and from the waters, required a special operation of God to bring it about.

One of its leading exponents, Sir Julian Huxley, defines a humanist as «someone who believes that Man is just as much a natural phenomenon as an animal or a plant; that his body, mind and soul were not supernaturally created, but are all products of evolution, and that he is not under the control or guidance of any supernatural being or beings, but has to rely on himself and his own powers.»

Those who feel there is something «unnatural» about introducing human genes into animals or plants forget that we share a high proportion of our genes with these species already: it is precisely this collective heritage that allows experiments on frogs to spawn treatments for human cancer.

The main experiments used to conduct this research are the Farming Systems Trial (FST)- the oldest continuous trial in the US that compares organic and conventional farming systems, the new Vegetable Systems Trial (VST)- comparing the impacts organic and conventional farming practices on nutrient density in vegetables and linkages to soil health, and Integrated Crop - Livestock Systems using annual and perennial crops along with cattle or hogs for soil, plant, and animal health.

Like fellow Bay area start - up Geltor, Perfect Day is one of a new breed of companies in the «cellular agriculture» business — using genetically engineered yeasts that have been «programmed» to produce proteins or other ingredients found in plants or animals - on an industrial scale, without raising animals, and with less impact on the environment.

«The heavier the dependence on plant or vegetable foods, the more pronounced the seasonings; the heavier the consumption of animal foods, the less pronounced the seasonings.

Key Concept: Regardless of the natural surroundings or the day - to - day conditions in any given place, plants and animals rely on their environment to provide them with the raw materials they need for life and the conditions to live safely and without stress.

Maybe you're ready to commit to going full - time plant - based or you're just looking to cut back on dairy and meat — either way relying less on animal products is great for your body and the planet.

Everyone has their path and dietary choices that are right for them, I am sure that the huge mumber of vegan food on my omni blog has encouraged some people to cut down on their animal products, or try eating a different plant based protein.

For animal fibres I use either acid dyes or fibre reactive dyes depending on the colour or effect desired and for plant fibres fibre reactive dyes are used.

that then narrows on a specific plant or animal.

«Agricultural practices» shall mean all activities conducted by a farmer on a farm to produce agricultural products and which are inherent and necessary to the operation of a farm including, but not limited to, the collection, transportation, distribution, storage and land application of animal wastes; storage, transportation and use of equipment for tillage, planting, harvesting, irrigation, fertilization and pesticide application; storage and use of legally permitted fertilizers, limes and pesticides all in accordance with local, state and federal law and regulations and in accordance with manufacturers» instructions and warnings; storage, use and application of animal feed and foodstuffs; construction and use of farm structures and facilities for the storage of animal wastes, farm equipment, pesticides, fertilizers, agricultural products and livestock, for the processing of animal wastes and agricultural products, for the sale of agricultural products, and for the use of farm labor, as permitted by local and state building codes and regulations; including construction and maintenance of fences and lanes; «Agricultural products» shall mean those products as defined in subdivision 2 of section 301 of the agriculture and markets law; «Farm» shall mean the land, buildings and machinery usable in the production, whether for profit or otherwise, of agricultural products;

But Sustainable, which is working on a system that turns animal or plant waste into fuel to power equipment, is doing all its construction and testing at space its leasing from a power tool company in Saugerties.

A 2014 report to the UK Council for Science and Technology, for instance, concluded that «it is not appropriate to have a regulatory framework that is based on the premise that GM crops are more hazardous than crop varieties produced by conventional plant breeding», citing two decades of extensive studies that have not revealed significant risks to human, animal or environmental health.

While each group focuses on a particular threatened plant or animal, Brackett has the Herculean task of bringing their work together to underline and spread a single message — that today's extinction crisis is a global responsibility.

Holzschuh went looking for research on this topic and found only 22 studies that tested how rock climbing might affect plants or animals.

A fleet of cargo ships bearing exotic plants, animals, and precious incense navigates through high - crested waves on a journey from a mysterious land known as Punt or «the Land of God.»

For instance, a question about the origin of plants and animals stated that they were created by God in their current form; that they developed through natural processes guided by God; that they developed through natural processes set up by God but then continued on their own; or that they developed entirely through natural processes.

It is still unclear what the impact is on humans, animals and plants of synthetic nanomaterials released into the environment or used in products.

The National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity has defined DURC as «life sciences research that, based on current understanding, can be reasonably anticipated to provide knowledge, information, products, or technologies that could be directly misapplied to pose a significant threat with broad potential consequences to public health and safety, agricultural crops and other plants, animals, the environment, materiel, or national security».

While not writing off biotechnology or GM foods, the researchers say that, until more is known, it's prudent to acknowledge and address uncertainties about their effects on people, animals and plants.

A photograph of an insect, plant or animal, tagged with the date and location where it was taken, can provide valuable scientific data, e.g., on how urban sprawl impacts local ecosystems or evidence of local, regional or global climactic shifts.

Environmentalists tend to focus on saving individual plants or animals, he says.

And resistant bugs in animals and plants can readily make their way to humans or pass on their hardihood to bugs that infect us.

This unusual creature, which is not a plant, animal or fungus, often resembles a glob of lemon curd that has fallen on the floor.

Animals were fed a mouse chow low in fat and rich in plant polysaccharides, or one of two diets reflecting the upper or lower tertiles of consumption of saturated fats and fruits and vegetables based on the U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES).

Many live freely in the soil or water, but there are also a large number of species that live as parasites on plants or animals and even some that feed on mold.

Nearly all of the thousands of different chemical substances produced by people, animals, plants, fungi, algae or microorganisms on the ground or in the oceans react quickly with OH and break down in this process.

Conover hopes that instead of using non-native invasive landscape plants like Chinese silvergrass, homeowners and horticulturists will use one of this area's beautiful native tall grasses such as prairie dropseed, little bluestem, big bluestem, switch grass or Indian grass because, «restoring the flora to its native species will enhance the biodiversity of native plants and the native animals, including butterflies that depend on them.»

The most promising active ingredients were then tested on model animals: ursolic acid, a waxy natural chemical found in apple peels and rosemary; curcumin, the bright yellow plant compound in turmeric; and resveratrol, a natural compound common to red grapes or berries.

We tend to discount how selection pressures on domestic plants and animals varied through time in response to different preferences or ecological factors.

When studying the effect of climate change on biodiversity, it is important to consider the climate near the ground (microclimate) which a plant or an animal actually experiences.

Ticks lie in wait on plants and leaf litter, until they can latch on to a passing warm - bodied bird or animal.

Others provide data on the environment at the time they were collected, or hold the key to the evolution of particular groups of animals and plants.

Around the world, beautiful iconic animals like Amur tigers or Javan rhinos are at risk of disappearing, as well as tens of thousands plants and smaller creatures that are the foundation of all life on earth.

For example, if the evidence shows that effluents from municipal water treatment, from animal manure, or from pharmaceutical manufacturing plants are selecting for antibiotic resistant bacteria in the environment, that may justify treatment of such waste streams prior to application on croplands.

In other words, the forces of natural selection place pressure on a plant or animal and its full array of microbes.

«Almost all life on Earth is based on plants — animals eat plants and we eat animals or plants,» says Wolfgang Busch, an associate professor in Salk's Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology Laboratory and senior author of the new paper.

«Plants have evolved defense mechanisms to protect themselves, such as thorns, bitter - tasting berries, and in the case of certain types of grass, by harbouring toxic fungus deep within them that can be dangerous or even fatal for grazing animals,» says York U Biology Professor Dawn Bazely, who worked with University of Cambridge researcher Andrew Tanentzap and York U researcher Mark Vicari on the project.

One problem with this fungicide - dependence is that plants aren't so different from humans or other animals — when it comes to their health, every plant and animal depends on a collection of beneficial micro-organisms.

Ticks lie in wait on plants and leaf litter until they can latch on to a passing bird or animal.

WE CA N'T directly detect plants or animals, much less microbes, on alien worlds, but their effects on a planet's atmosphere may be easier to spot.