I’m trying to understand this figure now. So, on the right in grey is the Phytoplasma bacterium that is hitting the plant with its SAP proteins. What I don’t get, if this is a fifty shades of grey analogy, then the plant must be consenting and enjoying this. But the bacterium is a parasite damaging the plant and even apparently benefitting other parasites. This doesn’t make sense!!
50 shades of green
Submitted 2 days ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to science_memes@mander.xyz
https://mander.xyz/pictrs/image/e89d1c91-e0b4-4165-83c9-38fc026560e7.jpeg
Szewek@lemm.ee 2 days ago
Links or it didn’t go through the peer review
fossilesque@mander.xyz 2 days ago
www.sciencedirect.com/…/S1931312821004728
Szewek@lemm.ee 2 days ago
And in a generally quite good journal…
Well, science hippies and their humour ¯_(ツ)_/¯
Szewek@lemm.ee 2 days ago
I mean, not that worse things haven’t passed the peer review…