Plants have an immune system… and it’s complicated

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Just like humans, plants have an immune system that they use to fend off pathogens and pests. Research involving plant immunity was guided by Harold Flor’s influential "gene-for-gene" model but this model is now supplanted by a more complex view of pant immunity. Disease resistance genes appear to work together in intricate networks that enable plants to detect and resist parasites more effectively. An in-depth understanding of the immune system can help us breed disease resistant crops. Kamoun Lab http://KamounLab.net https://twitter.com/KamounLab https://www.youtube.com/user/KamounLab http://www.tsl.ac.uk Sci Ani https://www.sciani.com/ https://www.youtube.com/c/SciAni https://twitter.com/Sci_Ani https://www.facebook.com/scianimation/