The need to cover an open wound on cycad stem cuttings has been confirmed by the Western Pacific Tropical Research Center at the University of Guam in a study published in the Tropical Conservation ...

University of Guam researchers continue to expand knowledge of a unique group of plants called cycads. The world's contemporary cycad plants depend on small insects for pollination services. The Guam ...

Earlier this year, Lotusland research associate Jeff Chemnick traveled with his wife, UCSB marine science and policy advisor Satie Airame, to China in search of rare cycads, an ancient plant that ...

A new study shows that cycads, which are in decline and among the world's most threatened group of plants, provide an important service to their neighboring organisms. The study found that at least ...

Cycads are the most threatened plant group, prompting a growing need for meta-analysis of cycad literature. As traditional print journals merge with contemporary web-based journals, publishing ...

Medical scientists from various institutes have identified BMAA, a potential neurotoxin, in several species of the Cycad plant found in the forests of Odisha, according to a statement issued by AIIMS ...

University of Guam research has revealed that younger cycad seeds pose a greater risk for toxicity when consumed than more mature seeds, bringing the scientific community one step closer to ...

The living fossil metaphor is tightly linked with the cycads. This group of gymnosperms is supposed to be characterised by long-term morphological stasis, particularly after their peak of diversity ...

Although dinosaurs died out 65 million years ago, there are still thought to be a few species left over from those days. Plants called cycads are among these rare "living fossils" — they have remained ...

There are several misconceptions and errors that should not be overlooked regarding epidemiology, clinical features, neuropathology and genetics, especially in the section on causative factors, in ...