Obscure Molecules In Familiar Smells
Monday, October 8, 2012 - 01:10
in Biology & Nature
At both the macroscopic and micro levels, not all organisms get equal attention. Because of their sheer numbers, there are still undiscovered species of plants and roundworms at the feet of botanists and zoologists, respectively. Other specimens have been named but little is known about them. At the astronomical level we come across two factors: an overwhelming number of stars and bodies, compounded by a detection limit. read more