Plants can do Math

The article navigates the mathematical intricacies of bamboo plants with lengthy flowering cycles. The article unveils how researchers crafted models elucidating the synchronization of bamboo forests to these prolonged cycles, driven by competition and mutation. Contrasting this, the periodic cicadas, with survival strategies involving predator satiation, favor larger prime numbers. The narrative expands to other mathematically inclined plants, shedding light on how certain plants, by adjusting starch consumption, subtly engage in basic mathematical operations, challenging preconceptions about the mathematical aptitude of flora.

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Woww!!

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This is crazy!

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theres no way

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this is so cool!

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