Tropical bounty: How forests can turn into chemical factories

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Apr 14, 2025, 12:59 pm188 pts
A new study led by researchers at Washington University in St. Louis and the Missouri Botanical Garden has uncovered a surprising layer of diversity in tropical forests. Not only are the forests populated by a dizzying number of tree species, but each of those species takes a different approach to chemistry,…

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