In our world, the word "compound" is used for a number of things. First, there is that amazing money multiplier called compound interest. There are compounds comprised of two or more chemicals to ...

The leaves of legumes show a wide diversity of shapes, ranging from simple, pinnate and palmate compound leaves to higher-ordered complicated forms. The model legume Medicago truncatula provides a ...

Suppose for a minute that you’re walking down the sidewalk and a passerby stops and asks you to identify the tree growing next to you. What feature of that tree are you going to reference to get the ...