Plants do arithmetic to get through the night

Monday, June 24, 2013 - 08:30 in Biology & Nature

New research shows that to prevent starvation at night, plants perform accurate arithmetic division. The calculation allows them to use up their starch reserves at a constant rate so that they run...

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