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TWiEVO 105: Not every rose has its thorn
Category: Science & Medicine
Duration: 01:31:09
Publish Date: 2024-09-30 18:23:00
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Nels and Vincent look at how plant prickles, sharp epidermal projections that provide defense from predators and other advantages, arose by convergent evolution, the emergence of analogous traits in distantly related species.

Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello

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