User:ChrisH2015

Flyfishing

Picture of the day

Lamium purpureum, commonly known as the red dead-nettle, among other names, is an annual herbaceous flowering plant. Native to Eurasia, it can also be found in North America, and frequently occurs in meadows, forest edges, roadsides and gardens. It grows with square stems to 5 to 20 centimetres (2 to 8 inches) in height, and occasionally up to 40 centimetres (16 inches). The leaves have fine hairs, are green at the bottom and shade to purplish at the top, while the zygomorphic flowers are bright reddish purple. The pollen is crimson red in colour and thus very noticeable on the heads of the bees that visit its flowers. The plant contains various oils and is characterized by its high contents of germacrene D. Young plants have edible tops and leaves, which are used in salads or stir fries as a spring vegetable. The plant has also been used for many years in folk medicine and herbal remedies. This L. purpureum inflorescence was photographed in Tutermaa, Estonia. The picture was focus-stacked from 101 separate images.Photograph credit: Ivar Leidus

Biography

My name is Chris and I'm a lecturer at University of Edinburgh with an interest in reproductive biology and ovarian cancer. I teach undergraduate medical students and biomedical sciences students.

My most recent publication is: Ren X et al. 2015

In September 2015 I co-authored a new Wikipedia page: "Neuroangiogenesis"

My outside interests include:

• fly fishing

Curling at Carsebreck

• curling

• crevice gardens

Other things I like

I am looking forward to seeing Brian Cox and Bill Paterson at he Lyceum in October. I also enjoy shows at the Edinburgh Fringe.

This year I saw:

1. Comedian Daniel Schloss
2. Musical called Supertown.

I recently saw Jerry Lee Lewis in his last UK performance

Next year I want to see more shows

In 2016 I saw The Bay City Rollers - fabulous show!

References

This user lives in Scotland.