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  • Some plants grow bigger – and meaner – when clipped, study finds

    Oct 11, 2017 8:45 am by Diana YatesResearch
    U. of I. professor Ken Paige, standing, and graduate student Miles Mesa study the molecular underpinnings of plant defenses. Photo by Brian Stauffer

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    • U. of I. professor Ken Paige, standing, and graduate student Miles Mesa study the molecular underpinnings of plant defenses. Photo by Brian Stauffer

    Some plants behave like the mythical monster Hydra: Cut off their heads and they grow back, bigger and better than before. They also augment their defensive chemistry