Intriguing InTREEnet
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Can plants talk? This question has fascinated scientists for a long time and the answer is here. Yes they can, however not in the way you would expect. Talking is all about communication, the process of transmitting information from the sender to the receiver. Plants do not use sound to communicate, like we do, but they use underground fungal networks to talk. This 2-minute video by Scarlett and Sophia gives a great glimpse into the role of mycelium networks into the communication of plant communities.
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In this video sleek geeks Scarlett and Sophia take us on fascinating travel into the world of the inTREEnet. They explain in a very engaging and contemporary way the function of the symbiosis between trees and Mycelium networks. This relationship is only recently on the radar of scientists and it shows trees are much less passive than we ever thought.
