SciShow: Seed-Inspired Microdevices and Zombie Plants

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Content of the Lesson: Start building your ideal daily routine with Fabulous. The first 100 people who click on the link will get 25% OFF Fabulous Premium: https://thefab.co/scishow3 This week in news, we dive into microfliers inspired by seeds and parasites that turn plants into zombie plants! Hosted by: Hank Green SciShow is on TikTok! Check us out at https://www.tiktok.com/@scishow ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: Chris Peters, Matt Curls, Kevin Bealer, Jeffrey Mckishen, Jacob, Christopher R Boucher, Nazara, charles george, Christoph Schwanke, Ash, Silas Emrys, Eric Jensen, Adam, Brainard, Piya Shedden, Alex Hackman, James Knight, GrowingViolet, Sam Lutfi, Alisa Sherbow, Jason A Saslow, Dr. Melvin Sanicas, Melida Williams ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? SciShow Tangents Podcast: http://www.scishowtangents.org Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow ---------- Sources: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-34832-7 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780128168011000098 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877050920317427 https://press.springernature.com/three-dimensional-electronic-microfliers-inspired-by-wind-disper/19667490 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-021-03847-y https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/928467 https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(21)01012-6 https://academic.oup.com/ee/article/42/3/477/448695 https://gd.eppo.int/taxon/PHYPPH/datasheet Image Sources: https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2021/september/microflier-winged-microchip-is-smallest-ever-human-made-flying-structure/&fj=1 https://www.storyblocks.com/video/stock/air-blows-on-a-dandelion-hoid5cvlinbyzzok https://www.eurekalert.org/multimedia/800375 https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(21)01012-6#figs1 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Leafhopper_15-01-08_1_crop_(16043389059).jpg https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/eupteryx-cicadellidae-leafhopper-insect-gm1324701587-409953012 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bamboo_Phytoplasma.jpg https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/leafhopper-gm176141062-10912315


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