Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Plants can TALK!

Well, not really, but scientists have discovered that they can communicate in heretofore unheard of ways! The scientists who did the study poked tiny electrodes into the open stomata of some common plants, and measured the voltages of the cells. They found that wounding of the plant can actually induce a change in voltage, which can change how the cells of the plant act. Check it out here. The signal can be passed from leaf to leaf, and to the stem as well.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

interesting!