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Plants use a molecular measuring tape to tell fungal friend from foe
Source: Phys.org · Published
Chitin, a chain of repeating sugar molecules, is the main building block of fungal cell walls. When fungi grow or are broken down, fragments of chitin chains of different lengths end up in the soil,…
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