Apoplast
Carnivorous Plant Addict
Seems the action potentials that cause VFT leaves to close produce enough of a magnetic field that it can be measured!
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Venus flytraps found to produce magnetic fields: Physicists use atomic magnetometers to measure the biomagnetic signals of the carnivorous plant
The Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) is a carnivorous plant that encloses its prey using modified leaves as a trap. During this process, electrical signals known as action potentials trigger the closure of the leaf lobes. An interdisciplinary team of scientists has now shown that these...
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