Trouble with Lichen (published 1960) is a science fiction novel by British writer John Wyndham. The plot concerns a young female biochemist who discovers...
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Common lichen growth forms A lichen (/ˈlaɪkən/ LIE-kən, UK also /ˈlɪtʃən/ LI-chən) is a hybrid colony of algae or cyanobacteria living symbiotically among...
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Vanessa Kirby (category Articles with short description)
1987 or 1988) is an English actress. She rose to international prominence with her portrayal of Princess Margaret in the Netflix drama series The Crown...
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John Wyndham (category Articles with short description)
"The Emptiness of Space: The Asteroids A.D. 2194" (added in 1961) Trouble with Lichen (1960) Chocky (1968) Web (1979) Plan for Chaos (2009) Jizzle (1954)...
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Chocky (category Articles with short description)
deepen as Matthew becomes increasingly distressed and blames it on arguments with this unseen companion, whom he calls "Chocky". As the story unfolds it becomes...
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The Outward Urge (category Articles with short description)
fix-up novel by British writer John Wyndham. It was originally published with four chapters in 1959. A fifth chapter, originally published in 1961 as the...
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lichens. Cultural depictions of lichens Trouble with Lichen – science fiction novel by John Wyndham in which lichens play a major role. Edible lichen...
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This glossary provides an overview of terms used in the description of lichens, composite organisms arising from algae or cyanobacteria living symbiotically...
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Lichenin (redirect from Lichen starch)
color to it. In his 1960 novel Trouble with Lichen, John Wyndham gives the name Lichenin to a biochemical extract of lichen used to extend life expectancy...
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1960 in literature (category Articles with short description)
Butcher's Crossing Raymond Williams – Border Country John Wyndham – Trouble with Lichen Jean Adamson – Monday Book (first in the Topsy and Tim series) Joan...
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List of science fiction novels (category Articles with short description)
trilogy by John Christopher Trouble on Titan by Alan E. Nourse Trouble on Triton by Samuel R. Delany Trouble with Lichen by John Wyndham A True Story...
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Cladoniaceae (category Lichen families)
The Cladoniaceae are a family of lichen-forming fungi in the order Lecanorales, comprising about 560 species distributed amongst 18 genera. This family...
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1960 in science fiction (category Articles with short description)
alien planet allies with native beings against an alien threat. Trouble with Lichen by John Wyndham, a biochemist discovers a lichen that slows aging, leading...
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1960 in the United Kingdom (category All articles with incomplete citations)
Life. Raymond Williams' novel Border Country. John Wyndham's novel Trouble with Lichen. 1 January – Danny Wilson, footballer and manager 4 January – Jane...
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Joanna Tope (category Articles with short description)
HEART OF MIDLOTHIAN, BBC Radio 4, Bruce Young 2007, Reader, THE TROUBLE WITH LICHEN, BBC 7 / 7th Dimension, Eilidh McCreadie 2006, Rachel, ISLAND BLUE...
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Bryoria fremontii (redirect from Black tree lichen)
Bryoria fremontii is a dark brown horsehair lichen that grows hanging from trees in western North America, and northern Europe and Asia. It grows abundantly...
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Formica cunicularia (category Articles with short description)
coincidence of these ants is that they help lichen disperse. Lichen has trouble on its own and the soredia of the lichen can attach to the ants by virtue of being...
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Eilidh McCreadie (category Articles with short description)
BBC – Book at Bedtime BBC – Afternoon Reading BBC – BBC Radio 7 – Trouble with Lichen BBC – Afternoon Reading – SOS: Save Our Souls – Signing BBC – Afternoon...
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List of Canadian writers (category Articles with short description)
Gurcharan Rampuri 1929 2018 Gord Rand playwright Orgy in the Lighthouse, The Trouble with Mr. Adams Edeet Ravel 1955 novelist A Wall of Light, Ten Thousand Lovers...
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List of Teen Wolf (2011 TV series) secondary characters (category Articles with short description)
He tries to maintain a normal life while hiding his secret and dealing with supernatural dangers that plague the town of Beacon Hills. He is aided by...
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Triamcinolone (category Articles with short description)
States, with more than 6 million prescriptions. Triamcinolone is used to treat various medical conditions, such as eczema, alopecia areata, lichen sclerosus...
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Russia (category Pages with Russian IPA)
of vascular plants, 2,200 species of bryophytes, about 3,000 species of lichens, 7,000–9,000 species of algae, and 20,000–25,000 species of fungi. Russian...
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Trinidad and Tobago (category Articles with short description)
Although the list is far from complete, 1,647 species of fungi, including lichens, have been recorded. The true total number of fungi is likely to be far...
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Highclere Castle (category Articles with short description)
diverse range of lichen. There are various follies on the estate. To the east of the house is the Temple of Diana, erected before 1743 with Ionic order columns...
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Phimosis (category Pages with plain IPA)
Some cases may arise from balanitis (inflammation of the glans penis). Lichen sclerosus et atrophicus (thought to be the same condition as balanitis xerotica...
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Rudyard Kipling (category Pages using cite ODNB with id parameter)
"Behold us, lawful owners of a grey stone lichened house – A.D. 1634 over the door – beamed, panelled, with old oak staircase, and all untouched and unfaked...
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Vulva (category Articles with short description)
birth, or prolonged sitting. A number of skin disorders such as lichen sclerosus, and lichen simplex chronicus can affect the vulva. Crohn's disease of the...
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Battle of Hastings (category Articles with short description)
"Hoar" means grey, and probably refers to a crab-apple tree covered with lichen that was likely a local landmark. The 400,000 figure is given in Wace's...
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Fantasia (1940 film) (category All articles with dead external links)
the film depicted nature as being "titanic" while man was only "a moving lichen on the stone of time". She concluded that the film was "cruel", "brutal...
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Sjögren's disease (category Articles with short description)
life: fatigue (79%); dry eyes (75%); dry mouth (73%); joint pain (65%); trouble sleeping (64%); eye discomfort (60%); muscle pain (56%); and brain fog...
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