Link of the day- odd trees and the wonders of faecal transplantation

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Weird-link of the day today is this great article on the potential of faeces to heal... and the wonders of faecal transplantation-

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/13/science/13micro.html?src=me&ref=general

This is not really a new breakthrough, in the sense that the idea has been around for a little while (and previously reported elsewhere), but it is still an interesting story and - perhaps a timely reminder of the often overlooked power of bacteria.

The Beautiful link of the day is this gallery or photoessay on the world's strangest trees, by the search engine Bing-
http://www.bing.com/featured/content/search?q=Fantastic+Trees%3a+Baobab+%28Adansonia%29&FORM=RQHOME
starting with Baobabs and Rainbow Eucalyptus, the features has Sequioas, Jackfruits, Joshua trees, Wolemi Pines and a whole load of other strange trees- not least the magnificent "Dragon Blood Tree"...