Parasitic plants use secret code to communicate

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Parasitic plants use secret code to communicate

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Parasitic plants use secret code to communicate

Debopom SanyalSaturday, August 16th, 2014

NEW YORK: You might be surprised to know but the parasitic plants have coded secret language to communicate with the host. The scientists have found out that the weed plants actually share some genetic information with the host through the mRNA molecules.

Scientists have said that the coded information facilitate the communication between the host and parasite. However, the scientists have not been successful to crack the code of the parasite communication. The path breaking discovery came when scientists found out unexpectedly high amount of genetic material in the host plant. The parasite is supposed to be sending some misleading messages to the host before invading it. The parasite releases RNA into the host bodies, and work as genetic double agent. The scientists said that RNA share the information with the parasites and also weakens the information about the parasite to the host. The RNA molecules go back and forth in the host body for some reason. However, the scientists have not been able to crack the theory so far. However, if the theory is correct then it would be a great help for the plant engineering. The scientists said that the study might help it against the defence of the plants. Research suggests that if the code can be decoded then the corps can be saved from the parasite attack.

However, the entire report is not yet ready and scientists are trying to figure out the code and genetic material in the host body.
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Morse code was transmitted by entirely by parasites. "Ticks"
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krugman is hardly a secret.
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