Introduction Hydroponics is a type of farming method that involves the cultivation of plants in a soilless environment. The word "hydroponics" comes from the Greek words "hydro," meaning water, and "ponos," meaning labor. Hydroponics involves growing plants in a nutrient-rich solution rather than in soil, allowing for optimal growth and plant development. In hydroponic farming, plants are typically grown in a controlled environment, where the grower has complete control over factors such as temperature, humidity, and lighting. This allows for optimal growing conditions, resulting in higher yields and faster plant growth. How Do Plants Survive in Soilless Medium? Plants have adapted to grow in soil for millions of years. So, how do they survive in a soilless environment? Plants rely on a variety of nutrients, including nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium, to grow and develop. These nutrients are typically found in soil, but they can also be found in a hydro
What is RNAi? Any scope of treating cancer with RNAi? In RNAi "i" stands for interference. Mitosis Meiosis cell You can think of your cells as the kitchen in a busy restaurant. Sometimes your body orders chicken. Other times, it orders steak. Your cells have to be able to crank out whatever the body needs and quickly. When an order comes in, the chef looks to the cookbook, your DNA, for the recipe. She then transcribes that message onto a piece of paper called RNA and brings it back to her countertop, the ribosome. There, she can translate the recipe into a meal, or for your cells, a protein, by following the directions that she's copied down. But RNA does more for the cell than just act as a messenger between a cook and her cookbook. It can move in reverse and create DNA, it can direct amino acids to their targets, or it can take part in RNA interference, or RNAi. But wait! Why would RNA want to interfere with itself? Well, sometim