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Plants can 'remember' being eaten by changing how their genes are read—like leaving sticky notes on their DNA—so they fight off future bugs faster and stronger.
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Plants can 'remember' being eaten by insects and get better at defending themselves next time — this study says that’s because of hidden molecular changes (like epigenetic switches) that turn defense genes on and off.
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