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Published online 28 March 2008 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news.2008.711
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Shocks make plants produce more chemicals
Reaction to electric stress leads to larger chemical yields.
A few milliamps of electricity can cause plants to increase synthesis of chemicals. These compounds often also have a pharmacological or commercial value, so the trick could be used to help increase yields of commercially useful biologicals.
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