Caterpillar attack alarm (IMAGE)

University of California - San Diego

Caterpillar attack alarm

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Researchers have identified the first key biological switch in plants that sounds an alarm following attack by animals such as leaf-munching caterpillars.

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Schmelz Lab, UC San Diego

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Must be used in conjunction with PNAS paper on plant receptors.

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