Chemical Warfare: Peppers Fight Fungus
Wednesday, August 27, 2008 - 13:51
in Biology & Nature
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.
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