Seed-Inspired Microdevices and Zombie Plants

Start building your ideal daily routine with Fabulous. The first 100 people who click on the link will get 25% OFF Fabulous Premium: https://thefab.co/scishow3This week in news, we dive into microfliers inspired by seeds and parasites that turn plants into zombie plants!Hosted by: Hank GreenSciShow is on TikTok! Check us out at https://www.tiktok.com/@scishow ----------Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow----------Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever:Chris Peters, Matt Curls, Kevin Bealer, Jeffrey Mckishen, Jacob, Christopher R Boucher, Nazara, charles george, Christoph Schwanke, Ash, Silas Emrys, Eric Jensen, Adam, Brainard, Piya Shedden, Alex Hackman, James Knight, GrowingViolet, Sam Lutfi, Alisa Sherbow, Jason A Saslow, Dr. Melvin Sanicas, Melida Williams----------Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet?SciShow Tangents Podcast: http://www.scishowtangents.orgFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishowTwitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishowInstagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow----------Sources:https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-34832-7https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780128168011000098https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877050920317427https://press.springernature.com/three-dimensional-electronic-microfliers-inspired-by-wind-disper/19667490https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-021-03847-yhttps://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/928467https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(21)01012-6https://academic.oup.com/ee/article/42/3/477/448695https://gd.eppo.int/taxon/PHYPPH/datasheetImage Sources:https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2021/september/microflier-winged-microchip-is-smallest-ever-human-made-flying-structure/&fj=1https://www.storyblocks.com/video/stock/air-blows-on-a-dandelion-hoid5cvlinbyzzokhttps://www.eurekalert.org/multimedia/800375https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(21)01012-6#figs1https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Leafhopper_15-01-08_1_crop_(16043389059).jpghttps://www.istockphoto.com/photo/eupteryx-cicadellidae-leafhopper-insect-gm1324701587-409953012https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bamboo_Phytoplasma.jpghttps://www.istockphoto.com/photo/leafhopper-gm176141062-10912315