Tapetum, orbicule, and pollen grain ontogeny in Colletia paradoxa and Discaria americana were studied with transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The ultrastructural changes observed during the different stages of development in the tapetal cells and related to orbicule and pollen grain formation are described. The proorbicules have the appearance of lipid globule, and their formation is relat...

Greek mythology is generally looked upon as stagnated stories of made up characters and monsters; however, through the words one contemporary author, Madeline Miller, revealed to be a modern phenomenon, not solely classical one. This essay explores works Miller’s Young Adult novels, Song Achilles, Circe, Galatea that reveal unrepresented misunderstood segments mythology, interpreting them empow...