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FUSION TAXONOMY. "Shifts in timing and position of fusion within a lineage have traditionally been used taxonomically to differentiate among genera and tribes of different plant lineages; however, the developmental mechanisms underlying such phenotypic differences have not been investigated in a systematic context." https://lnkd.in/dD4GcAS View in LinkedIn

COMBINATION OF PARTS. "Flowers of the palms (Arecaceae) can have a fused outer perianth whorl (e.g. Pseudophoenix), a fused inner perianth whorl (e.g. Roystonea), or both whorls can be fused into a single tube (e.g. Coccothrinax)." https://lnkd.in/dD4GcAS View in LinkedIn

DIVERSITY MOTOR. "Fusion of floral organs occurs in a myriad ways across the angiosperm bauplan. Even among closely related lineages, fusion of different organs and organ whorls can yield an astounding diversity of floral form." https://lnkd.in/dD4GcAS View in LinkedIn

ADNATION. "Fusion of unlike parts (stamens united to petals) is called adnation, and the contrasting condition is called free (stamens are free from petals). Fused structures may be united from the moment of origin on ward, or they may initially be separate and grow together as one later in development. http://lifeofplant.blogspot.com.es/2011/04/flower-types.html View in LinkedIn

CONNATION. "The parts of a flower may be free or united. Fusion of like parts (such as petals united to petals) is called connation. When like parts are not fused, they are said to be distinct (one petal is distinct from another petal). http://lifeofplant.blogspot.com.es/2011/04/flower-types.html View in LinkedIn

SIMPLE UNITS OF COMPLEX DIVERSITY. "Flowers are considered as an organ system because they are made up of two or more sets, or whorls, of leaflike structures. A typical flower is composed of four whorls, which are the sepals, petals, stamens, and a pistil with one or more carpels. Much of the variation among flowers is based on variation of these basic parts." https://lnkd.in/d2mGjwJ View in LinkedIn

FRAGMENT FROM NATURE is a contemplation of the role of fusion of similar and different plant organs to create flower parts, during floral adaptation, in a particularly brilliant article by Chelsea D. Specht. This insightful analysis of floral fusions reveals the subtlety and originality of flower construction, and how dynamic the process is from an evolutionary and developmental perspective. View in LinkedIn

DEFYING ENTROPY? "Entropy (disorder) must increase inevitably within a closed system, but living beings are not closed systems. It is a defining feature of life that it takes in free energy from the environment and unloads its entropy as waste. Living systems can even build themselves up from seed, and routinely repair themselves. There is no thermodynamic necessity for senescence." https://lnkd.in/dUX_Fna View in LinkedIn

DEATH AND TAXES. "Although any living creature anytime can lose its life, no creature can lose its death. This is why death is safe and secure in all living things." https://evmedreview.com/biology-of-death-2/ View in LinkedIn

LITERATURE SEARCHES on the biological meaning of death turn up lean pickings. It is the third rail of biological research, too dangerous to venture into, too full of religious or speculative opinions, and too difficult, it seems, for serious research. A curious vacuum for such an important subject. View in LinkedIn