José Dinneny rethinks how plants hunt for water
Studies probe the very beginnings of root growth
By
Susan Milius
1:52pm, October 4, 2017
José Dinneny wants us to see plants as stranger things.
“They’re able to integrate information and make coherent decisions without a nervous system, without a brain,” he points out. Plus, plants find water without sight or touch. For too many of us, however, lawns, salads and pots on a sunny windowsill make plants so familiar we’ve become blind to how exotic they are.
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/jose-dinneny-sn-10-scientists-to-watch?mode=topic&context=60
