I didn’t pick this up straight away from TED as I hadn’t watched it. I’ve not heard of plant neurobiology before.* After the… umm… enthusiastic reporting on the BBC of plants’ ability to react to environments, it didn’t seem to be so urgent. My mistake, obviously, as after thinking about it neurobiology is a sensible word to think about signalling in plants.
Pitcher Plants Fine-Tune Their Deadly Pools for Maximum Carnivory
Carnivorous pitcher plants actively regulate their digestive fluid levels to maintain the perfect trap, not too full and not too empty, scientists discover.
