Some like it hot, but not fungi
Monday, August 11, 2008 - 16:14
in Biology & Nature
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Chiliheads who savor the kick of hot peppers are sampling one of the earliest examples of chemical warfare. In this case, it's a battle between the peppers and a type of microbial fungus that destroys their seeds, researchers report in Tuesday's edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. They studied wild peppers growing in Bolivia....
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