Scientists reveal how Venus fly traps snaps shut (IMAGE)
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Scientists at Scripps Research investigated how Venus fly trap plants shut in response to touch. They used a cutting-edge technique called cryo-EM to reveal the structure of the plant’s mechanosensitive ion channel, called Flycatcher1 (pictured).
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