minus-squarewander1236@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up31·1 year agoI thought the new theory is that capsaicin is for discouraging mold and fungal growth.
minus-squarejennwiththesea@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·1 year agoWhoa, I had no idea! And apparently the research is being done at the best university in the world. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/chemical-warfare-peppers-fight-fungus/
minus-squareniktemadur@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·1 year agoI thought it was to facilitate the spread of seeds, by giving the eaters a loose and runny stomach, passing relatively quickly through the digestive tract.
minus-squareMoc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoScientists applying evopsych to inanimate objects?
minus-squareViking_Hippie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 year agoDepends on your how wrong your definition of inanimate is. Plants are alive and evolve. No psych motivations needed.
I thought the new theory is that capsaicin is for discouraging mold and fungal growth.
Whoa, I had no idea! And apparently the research is being done at the best university in the world. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/chemical-warfare-peppers-fight-fungus/
I thought it was to facilitate the spread of seeds, by giving the eaters a loose and runny stomach, passing relatively quickly through the digestive tract.
Scientists applying evopsych to inanimate objects?
Depends on your how wrong your definition of inanimate is. Plants are alive and evolve. No psych motivations needed.
It also kills insects!
could be both