As previously mentioned, plastids are doubled membraned 'sac-like' organelles, generally involved in either the manufacture or storage of food. They include chloroplasts, chromoplasts and leucoplasts. All develop from proplastids: simple, generally colorless undifferentiated plastids..
Over the weekend a very funny Old Navy commercial starring Amy Poehler aired that basically focused on the butt of a woman wearing their new Pixie Pants. Immediately we (and many others) wanted to know who that woman was. Hereâs the answer.
Nothing. If you have not heard of Brooke Shields before, this tagline from her Calvin Klein Jeans ad had to grab your attention. Not that she has not had a previously noteworthy resume. She was born on May 31, 1965 in New York City and, at age 12, she starred as a child prostitute in Pretty Baby (1978).