...Refining (SCWER), is based on the tried-and-true process of heating and pressurizing water so it takes on chemical properties that allow it to break down fluids. It's a process that has been developed to break down radioactive waste...

...surprising to them was the devil's club and it's pain relieving qualities. "We talk a lot about chemicals, plant chemical properties in science," Hopkins said. "So we talk about secondary metabolites like tannins and the Tlingit local knowledge...

...species under this broad label in North America. These new species differ in their host plants, geographic ranges, chemical properties andgenetics. The species reported to grow on conifers in the far Western U.S. is called Laetiporus conifericola...