The nomenclature of biodiesel fuels will become more complicated as new technologies are developed to use biological feedstocks for the development of alternative fuels. Some complications are already ...

Would you rather have a planet or a galaxy named after you? Last week astronomers announced the discovery of a new galaxy and three new planets, all of which will need names. The newly discovered ...

The present system of disparate starting points for fungi is shown to be incapable of producing a stable unambiguous nomenclature. Its faithful application not only imposes an intolerable sterile ...

I was prompted to write this after reading a letter from Jack Gilbert pointing out a “bastardized” use of chemical nomenclature (C&EN, June 30, page 6). Actually, the nomenclature problem in the ...

AT a meeting of the Association of Applied Biologists on November 10 a discussion took place on practical problems of botanical and zoological nomenclature. Dr. J. Ramsbottom (Department of Botany, ...

Linnaeus believed that a fixed number of species were specially created (he did allow the limited formation of new species through cross-breeding), and that genera and species have real essences — ...

As of today, the Big 10 has 12 members and the Big 12 has 10. No wonder University of Missouri Chancellor Brady Deaton said Sunday that identifying the conferences poses a nomenclature problem.