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minus-squarewander1236linkfedilinkarrow-up31·2 years agoI thought the new theory is that capsaicin is for discouraging mold and fungal growth.
minus-squarejennwiththesea@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·2 years agoWhoa, I had no idea! And apparently the research is being done at the best university in the world. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/chemical-warfare-peppers-fight-fungus/
minus-squareniktemadur@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·2 years agoI thought it was to facilitate the spread of seeds, by giving the eaters a loose and runny stomach, passing relatively quickly through the digestive tract.
minus-squareMoc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·2 years agoScientists applying evopsych to inanimate objects?
minus-squareViking_Hippie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 years agoDepends on your how wrong your definition of inanimate is. Plants are alive and evolve. No psych motivations needed.
minus-square🐑🇸 🇭 🇪 🇪 🇵 🇱 🇪🐑@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoIt also kills insects!
I thought the new theory is that capsaicin is for discouraging mold and fungal growth.
Whoa, I had no idea! And apparently the research is being done at the best university in the world. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/chemical-warfare-peppers-fight-fungus/
I thought it was to facilitate the spread of seeds, by giving the eaters a loose and runny stomach, passing relatively quickly through the digestive tract.
Scientists applying evopsych to inanimate objects?
Depends on your how wrong your definition of inanimate is. Plants are alive and evolve. No psych motivations needed.
It also kills insects!
could be both