Tomato plants that have been damaged by herbivorous insects emit airborne chemicals that warn neighbours of an impending attack. It emerges that the receiving plants transform these signals into defensive weapons.
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Mescher, M., De Moraes, C. Pass the ammunition. Nature 510, 221–222 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/510221a
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