Can trees change gender under certain circumstances
Yes, trees can change sex under environmental stress or management, with reports of male ginkgo trees forming foul smelling fruit and male ash producing seeds after pruning or drought. Plants have flexible sex expression influenced by stress, unlike animals with fixed chromosomal sex.
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Curtis Smith
Nmsu Agricultural Science Center
Miller Rd
Los Lunas
Curtis W. Smith
New Mexico State University
Cooperative Extension Service
NMSU
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Poudre Valley Hospital Urges Hepatitis C Tests in Fort Collins
Poudre Valley Hospital asks 210 patients and some staff to get hepatitis C testing after an ICU employee was suspected of stealing intravenous painkillers. The man was fired. no arrests made and no liver disease cases linked to the virus have been reported. Police and state investigators are cooperating with the probe.
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Fort Collins, Colo
Poudre Valley Hospital
Fort Collins
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Bitter Lake NWR Discovery Tour and community notices
Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge hosts a Refuge Discovery Tour this Saturday at 9 a.m. from the Joseph R. Sheen Visitor Center, lasting about two and a half hours with light walking. Information and reservations: call 625-4011 or 625-4009.
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Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Joseph R. Sheen
Fracking Water Reuse: Onsite Treatment Cuts Waste and Boosts Reuse
West Texas producers are using mobile on site treatment to convert brackish Santa Rosa aquifer water and flowback into reusable water. Systems handle 20 000 to 30 000 barrels daily reducing total dissolved solids from as high as 200 000 to under 200. Water can be recycled for irrigation or drinking with minimal truck traffic and re injected if needed. The article argues fracking is benign and ecologically and economically advantageous, aiming to debunk myths and urge public awareness.
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West Texas
Santa Rosa
Environmental Protection Agency
Economist
Twin pregnancy risks and ultrasound monitoring guidance
Dr. K notes high iron and folic acid needs and potential for elevated blood pressure and blood sugar during twin pregnancy. Complications include fatty liver and pelvic and leg vein clots, though treated sickness is unlikely. Ultrasound tracks fetal growth and position to plan delivery. Dr Komaroff, Harvard Medical School professor, offers contact.
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Komaroff
Harvard Medical School
Shattuck St
Boston
Two Suffer Minor Injuries In Houston Pipeline Fire
Two contract workers were treated and released after a fire erupted in a metering area at Enterprise Products Morgan's Point marine terminal along the Houston Ship Channel. Crews worked to isolate the area as the plant was shut and flames fought with water.
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Houston
LA Porte
Diately
Rainey
Mont Belvieu
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Roswell
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Bitter Lake Nwr
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Chaves County
RSVP
Enmu-Roswell
Sean Davis
Instructional Technology Center
W. Mathis
Roswell Convention and Civic Center
N. Main St
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Davis
Governor Hickenlooper
D-Co
CNBC
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America
Energy Freedom
Martin Noon
Energy Makes America Great Inc
Citizens’ Alliance For Responsible Energy
CARE
Dr. K