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TELEPORTATION. "You can teleport a single atom from one place to another." Useful primarily to build quantum computers. But far away from Star Trek. https://lnkd.in/e9KSxrM View in LinkedIn

SPIT SIGNAL. "Herbivore-induced volatiles are attractors of natural predators of the attacking herbivores. The emission of these volatiles is increased by oral secretion products from herbivores." https://lnkd.in/eSPYN6W View in LinkedIn

PREDATOR TRIGGERS. "Thus far, two oral secretion products from chewing insects have been identified that augment the release of plant volatiles. A β-glucosidase present in the regurgitant of Pieris brassicae caterpillars triggers the same emissions of volatiles in cabbage plants as induced by feeding caterpillars." https://lnkd.in/etUrY6F View in LinkedIn

FINE PRINT. "Recent work suggests that volatile emissions and other plant defense responses are potentiated by a component or components associated with the feeding herbivore that allows the plant to differentiate between general wounding and damage due to chewing insects." https://lnkd.in/etUrY6F View in LinkedIn

COMMON LANGUAGE. "The structural uniformity in the chemical emissions from different plants with insect feeding suggests the activation of a common set of biosynthetic pathways shared by a wide range of plant families, and that the products are detectable to a broad spectrum of insect parasitoids and predators." https://lnkd.in/etUrY6F View in LinkedIn

THIRD TROPHIC LEVEL. "These phytodistress signals, which result in an active interaction between herbivore-damaged plants and a third trophic level, have been described for several agro-ecosystems. Examples include lima bean and apple plants, which produce volatiles that attract predatory mites when damaged by spider mites." https://lnkd.in/etUrY6F View in LinkedIn

ATTRACTING THE CAVALRY. "In addition to the bouquet of compounds that render leaves attractive or disagreeable to herbivores, volatile terpenoids and other compounds emitted from leaves in response to insect damage allow insect parasitoids (such as parasitic wasps) and predators to distinguish between infested and noninfested plants, and thus aid in locating hosts or prey." https://lnkd.in/etUrY6F View in LinkedIn

INDIRECT DEFENSE. "In the last two decades, researchers have frequently observed that herbivore damage to certain plants induces the emission of volatile organic compounds that attract natural enemies of the herbivores. Termed “indirect defense,” this phenomenon has been reported in >15 different plant species to date." https://lnkd.in/erB_zT8 View in LinkedIn

QUANTUM COMPUTING. "Intel CEO Brian Krzanich released an open letter today, pledging to dedicate $50 million to long-term research of quantum computing. The CPU giant is partnering with TU Delft, the largest and oldest Dutch public technical university, and will work with QuTech, TU Delft’s quantum research institute." (Sept 4, 2015). https://lnkd.in/eGRWuf4 View in LinkedIn

ATTRACTING THE ENEMIES OF ENEMIES. "Plants can defend themselves against herbivores by attracting natural enemies of the herbivores. The cues for attraction are often complex mixtures of herbivore-induced plant volatiles, making it difficult to demonstrate the role of specific compounds." https://lnkd.in/erB_zT8 View in LinkedIn