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    Summary of Stefano Mancuso's The Revolutionary Genius of Plants
    Summary of Stefano Mancuso's The Revolutionary Genius of Plants
    Summary of Stefano Mancuso's The Revolutionary Genius of Plants
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    Summary of Stefano Mancuso's The Revolutionary Genius of Plants

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    Listen to the Summary of Stefano Mancuso's The Revolutionary Genius of Plants in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "The Revolutionary Genius of Plants" by Stefano Mancuso presents a compelling argument for plant intelligence, demonstrating that plants possess the ability to remember, learn, and adapt without a centralized brain. Mancuso explores the concept of plant memory, citing experiments with Mimosa pudica that show plants can discern between harmless and harmful stimuli and retain this knowledge. The book delves into the mechanisms of plant memory, such as epigenetics and prion proteins, and discusses the potential implications for human memory disorders and technological innovations...

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMilkyway Media
    Release dateMar 19, 2024
    ISBN9798868665707
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