Butterwort leaves (IMAGE)

Penn State

Butterwort leaves

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Butterworts are flypaper-like plants that trap prey in sticky hairs on their leaves. The research team is interested in identifying genes that underlie the glue and seeing if this "viscoelasticity" can be introduced to crop plants with glandular hairs, like tomato and tobacco.

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Tanya Renner, Penn State

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