AdvertisementWhen healthy plants received warning messages from damaged plants, they lit up like a light bulb, which the scientists recorded using a special microscope that detects certain chemicals as light. These compounds enter healthy plants through pore-like holes called stomata, and travel throughout the leaf, spreading the information around the plant. Scientists think healthy plants can use warning signals from damaged plants for defense. The scientists separated healthy plants from damaged plants but chemicals were able to pass between the plants via an air pump. There is no border between animals and plants," Toyota said.

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