Plant Self-defense (IMAGE)

University of Delaware

Plant Self-defense

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A close-up of a plant cell. Using bioimaging techniques, a team of researchers from the University of Delaware and the University of California-Davis has shown that chloroplasts morph into dramatically different shapes when danger approaches, sending out hollow shoot-like parts called "stromules" as part of the plant's immune response.

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University of Delaware/ Kathy F. Atkinson

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