[PCA] NEWS: Stressed plants produce an asprin-like chemical

Olivia Kwong plant at plantconservation.org
Fri Sep 19 08:57:02 CDT 2008


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/sci_plants_aspirin

Stressed plants produce an aspirin-like chemical

By RANDOLPH E. SCHMID, AP Science Writer Thu Sep 18, 5:11 PM ET

WASHINGTON - Aspirin is among the most popular remedies used by people. 
Turns out some plants like it, too. Researchers at the National Center for 
Atmospheric Research were surprised to discover that stressed plants 
produce an aspirin-like chemical that can be detected in the air above the 
plants. The chemical may be a sort of immune response that helps protect 
the plants, the scientists speculated.

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