PRI: Public Radio International

New research finds rapid evolution in plants to resist predatory insects

Thu, 25 Oct 2012 15:00:00 -0500

Researchers at Cornell conducted a five-year experiment that documented how plants evolve quickly to account for changing environmental conditions. The research explains how key features of plants, horseradish's bite, chili pepper's spice, is really a defense against insects.

Elliot Svensson

Thu, 25 Oct 2012 16:21:41 -0500

Remember that Darwin's concept of Evolution is titled, On the Origin of Species. Variation within species is a wonderful thing, and it's awesome each time we discover more...

But isn't this kind of evolution rather different from the Evolution that Originates new Species?

ed mues

Tue, 30 Oct 2012 11:17:40 -0500

Darwin postulates the concept of survival of the fittest. This would include existing species evolving to that end, as well as the origination of new ones to serve a purpose not served by the existing ones.

Bear

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 09:54:14 -0500

This ISNT freakin helpful