▲ 1087 ▼ That's just science (thelemmy.club) submitted 3 weeks ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world to c/science_memes@mander.xyz 109 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] rants_unnecessarily@piefed.social 16 points 3 weeks ago (8 children) So why are some plants purple? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] Aqivex@fedinsfw.app 13 points 3 weeks ago (3 children) Anthocyanins!. Which curiously enough, can also photosynthesize, and more readily absorb energy from green light than chlorophyll! Makes me wonder what could be achieved with some careful engineering... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] rumba@lemmy.zip 7 points 3 weeks ago Purple Humans who don't need to eat. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 2 points 3 weeks ago* there are plenty of purple plants, im guessing certain plants evolved to do this, and most remain green(there also other complicated mechanism like cam, c2,,,etc. plants can get sunburned if exposed to too much light. permalink fedilink source parent [–] rants_unnecessarily@piefed.social 2 points 3 weeks ago That paper talks only about it producing red leaves, or "vermilion" as it calls them. permalink fedilink source parent [–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 child) Wish I knew lol permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] isleepinahammock@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 3 weeks ago They never got the update. permalink fedilink source parent [+] ignominous_wombat@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 1 week ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] Sirdubdee@piefed.social -2 points 3 weeks ago Cold nights while growing. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Aqivex@fedinsfw.app 13 points 3 weeks ago (3 children) Anthocyanins!. Which curiously enough, can also photosynthesize, and more readily absorb energy from green light than chlorophyll! Makes me wonder what could be achieved with some careful engineering... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] rumba@lemmy.zip 7 points 3 weeks ago Purple Humans who don't need to eat. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 2 points 3 weeks ago* there are plenty of purple plants, im guessing certain plants evolved to do this, and most remain green(there also other complicated mechanism like cam, c2,,,etc. plants can get sunburned if exposed to too much light. permalink fedilink source parent [–] rants_unnecessarily@piefed.social 2 points 3 weeks ago That paper talks only about it producing red leaves, or "vermilion" as it calls them. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 7 points 3 weeks ago Purple Humans who don't need to eat. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 2 points 3 weeks ago* there are plenty of purple plants, im guessing certain plants evolved to do this, and most remain green(there also other complicated mechanism like cam, c2,,,etc. plants can get sunburned if exposed to too much light. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rants_unnecessarily@piefed.social 2 points 3 weeks ago That paper talks only about it producing red leaves, or "vermilion" as it calls them. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 child) Wish I knew lol permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] isleepinahammock@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 3 weeks ago They never got the update. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] isleepinahammock@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 3 weeks ago They never got the update. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] ignominous_wombat@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 1 week ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Sirdubdee@piefed.social -2 points 3 weeks ago Cold nights while growing. permalink fedilink source parent
