Apparently, the plants that have genes that make them more hardy and less susceptible to plant infections and diseases also have the disadvantage of being extremely slow growers. The longer a plant is in a young, not adult stage, the more exposed it is to danger of that kind. This beneficial gene comes with a trade off. The growth gene for the immunity gene. This is valid and important because they will most likely find a way to link this to humans and it will be interesting.
Maybe its just me who feels like this matters to humans. What do you think? Is this an important discovery in science research or not? Why?
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/08/science/08obplants.html?ref=science
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