A: Pretty, tropical Manihot esculenta variegata is also known as ornamental bitter cassava, ornamental or variegated tapioca, and yuca. It is classified in the same plant family, Euphorbiaceae, as ...

Stem cells function as a source of new cells to grow or replace specialised tissues. To perform this function, these cells must divide to renew themselves, while some of their descendants eventually ...

When I was a little boy, my older brother convinced me the small, tasteless pellets in tapioca pudding were fish eyes. Not surprisingly, I always let him eat my bowl of pudding. The tapioca plant ...