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by unnamed76ri 491 days ago
How exactly did plants find this chemical irritant?
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bun_at_work 491 days ago
Using a random walk algorithm through genetic space over millions (or billions) of years.
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cyberpunk 491 days ago
Survival of the fittest. One plant was a tiny tiny bit more spicy by freak chance and it did a little better than the others, over many years..

Probably.

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