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Bird-of-paradise flower pigment surprise. The ‘animal-only’ pigment bilirubin is discovered (tr)
Creation Ministries International ^
| 12-5-18
| David Catchpoole
Posted on 12/05/2018 8:18:47 AM PST by fishtank
Bird-of-paradise flower pigment surprise. The animal-only pigment bilirubin is discovered in plants
by David Catchpoole
Aside from the widely recognized shape of their flowers, which resemble the head of a tropical bird, bird-of-paradise plants (Strelitzia spp.) are admired for their vibrant floral coloration. The brilliant orange is even more intense on the furry outside of their seeds, and is able to persist for decades,1 unlike most plant pigments, which degrade rapidly after cell death.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Philosophy
KEYWORDS: bilirubin; creation; paradise
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The pigment causing the orange hues of a bird-of-paradise flower sepals (main pic) is even more intense in the waxy hairs on the outside of its seed (right).
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posted on
12/05/2018 8:18:47 AM PST
by
fishtank
To: fishtank
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posted on
12/05/2018 8:35:44 AM PST
by
thinden
To: fishtank
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posted on
12/05/2018 8:36:45 AM PST
by
catnipman
((Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!))
To: catnipman
Which proves a common ancestry......
To: catnipman
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posted on
12/05/2018 8:40:09 AM PST
by
Moonman62
(Give a man a fish and he'll be a Democrat. Teach a man to fish and he'll be a responsible citizen.)
To: catnipman
So what is an animal only pigment doing in plants?
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posted on
12/05/2018 8:42:52 AM PST
by
reasonisfaith
(What are the implications if the Resurrection of Christ is a true event in history?)
To: reasonisfaith
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posted on
12/05/2018 8:48:05 AM PST
by
NativeSon
( Grease the floor with Crisco when I dance the Disco)
To: catnipman
Not all that surprising, given the chemical relatedness of hemoglobin and chlorophyll.
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posted on
12/05/2018 8:54:17 AM PST
by
VanShuyten
("...that all the donkeys were dead. I know nothing as to the fate of the less valuable animals.")
To: fishtank
Maybe they only grow over dead people.
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posted on
12/05/2018 9:07:24 AM PST
by
fruser1
To: fruser1
No, I have a large bird and a small one in my front yard, roughly south exposure. Also have several big birds Strelitzia Nikolai in the back. The Strelitzia Reginae is much more tender.
To: fishtank
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posted on
12/05/2018 9:23:14 AM PST
by
Beagle8U
(Free Republic is one stop shopping...It's the super Walmart for news.)
To: reasonisfaith; catnipman
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So what is an animal only pigment doing in plants?"
Whomever made that "designation" was ignorant to the facts at hand regarding this pigment.
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posted on
12/05/2018 9:23:21 AM PST
by
rxsid
(HOW CAN A NATURAL BORN CITIZEN'S STATUS BE "GOVERNED" BY GREAT BRITAIN? - Leo Donofrio (2009))
To: rxsid
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posted on
12/05/2018 9:42:31 AM PST
by
reasonisfaith
(What are the implications if the Resurrection of Christ is a true event in history?)
To: rxsid
Definition of “pigment” is already known and established.
Definition of “animal-only” is self evident.
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posted on
12/05/2018 9:43:37 AM PST
by
reasonisfaith
(What are the implications if the Resurrection of Christ is a true event in history?)
To: reasonisfaith
So what is an animal only pigment doing in plants? Guess we can assume it's NOT an 'animal only' pigment...
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12/05/2018 9:44:08 AM PST
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GOPJ
(The enemy of the United States pays for drum circles at 'protests'. Watch for them.)
To: VanShuyten
Chemical similarity would be a more accurate description than chemical relatedness.
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posted on
12/05/2018 9:45:49 AM PST
by
reasonisfaith
(What are the implications if the Resurrection of Christ is a true event in history?)
To: fishtank
May the bird of paradise fly up your nose.
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posted on
12/05/2018 9:47:51 AM PST
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: GOPJ
I agree. For the scientific establishment to change their assumption from “animal-only” to “not animal-only” would be reasonable given the specifics of this case.
It would be reasonable on a general level as well, given the fact that the assumptions of science are very often changed by empirical necessity.
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posted on
12/05/2018 9:48:24 AM PST
by
reasonisfaith
(What are the implications if the Resurrection of Christ is a true event in history?)
To: reasonisfaith
It would be reasonable on a general level as well, given the fact that the assumptions of science are very often changed by empirical necessity. You're right reasonisfaith - if that wasn't the case it would be 'religion' not 'science'...
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12/05/2018 9:52:28 AM PST
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GOPJ
(The enemy of the United States pays for drum circles at 'protests'. Watch for them.)
To: GOPJ
No, that’s not quite an accurate statement because the principle of changing particular assumptions based on empirical findings applies to religion as well as to science.
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12/05/2018 9:55:41 AM PST
by
reasonisfaith
(What are the implications if the Resurrection of Christ is a true event in history?)
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