As I’ve always said, plants are dirty, rotten liars. But sometimes, we are the blame for their bad behaviour. One of the first documented examples of plants lying to survive was that of a weedy grass that mimicked wheat. Eventually, we put enough selection pressure on it that it became a fine cereal crop, rye.Continue reading “Humans Drive Mimicry in Crop Plants”
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Germs (Pathogens) Pretend to be Part of us
Immunologists and epidemiologists know that disease casusing organisms can make proteins that the body assumes belong to it. They use these forged molecular pass keys on the cellular docking ports that allow hormones and other messengers to regulate body activities. It now looks like their deception has another consequence: the body’s messengers can get caughtContinue reading “Germs (Pathogens) Pretend to be Part of us”
Now from Benjamin Ross and Lane
Benjamin Ross & Lane published The Wisdom of Loki. Prairie House Gallery Books and Ptera Hunter invite you to visit the author’s page at their site and to peruse the other works at this eclectic press.
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