Balanophora lost photosynthesis long ago but kept tiny plastids that run key chemistry and shows how forest parasites adapt ...

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A team led by Prof Susann Wicke from the Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity at the University of Münster has shown that certain parasitic plants activate their haustoria independently of the ...