Scientists Uncover What Makes Plants "Clot"

Monday, April 11, 2016 - 10:40 in Paleontology & Archaeology

Just like humans, when plants are cut they clot at the site of the wound. Just how they do it is has been a botanical mystery until now. Two University of Delaware researchers have uncovered the enzymes that produce this response. The findings will be published on Monday in Nature Plants.

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