Venus Flytrap Action Potentials (IMAGE)

University of Würzburg

Venus Flytrap Action Potentials

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When catching and digesting its prey, the Venus flytrap repeatedly counts the number of electrical signals (AP, action potentials). These processes are being investigated at the University of Würzburg.

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Soenke Scherzer

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