Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Michael Schmidt, and Elio Schaechter
Vincent, Elio and Michael review how underground mycelial networks carry signals that warn neighboring plants of aphid attack, and the presence of bacteria in the human brain.
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Links for this episode:
- Underground mycelial networks carry warning signals to plants (Ecol Lett)
- Plant viruses induce deceptive chemical signals (PNAS)
- Brain microbial populations (PLoS One)
- Letters read on TWiM 058
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