Plants use ‘trojan horse’ bubbles to fight mold invasions

Low-Res_moldy berries

Source: Steven Koike/UCCE

A study describes how plants send tiny lipid “bubbles” filled with RNA across enemy lines, into the cells of the attacking mold. Once inside, different types of RNA emerge to suppress the infectious cells that sucked them in.

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