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Lichen

a large group of symbiotic associations between fungi and green and occasionally blue green algae. Several genera of algae and of fungi are involved and the associations are so stable and of such varied but distinct types that the lichens have been classified into genera and species. A variety of incompatibility phenomena are often manifest between individual lichens. Confined to terrestrial habitats and often used as indicators of pollution status of the environment.


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Re: Why The Religious Minded Rule Science With Science

... like cell "intelligence" as he interprets it! And for thinking creationresearch.org has valid science on its site. My rebuttal to their lichen article proved their bogusness! (()) Grumpy Posted: Jan 21 2008, 05:56 PM Negative For consistent representation of legitimate science as supporting ...

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by GaryGaulin
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A question from Cloning

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The Colin Leslie Dean species paradox

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by gamila
Wed Jul 15, 2009 12:45 pm
 
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Biology is not a science

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by gamila
Sun Jun 07, 2009 2:15 pm
 
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Topic: Biology is not a science
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The Fiber Disease

fungus.......mold.....yeast.....virus......algae.....lichen......bacteria...... s

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