Do Flowers Have Eyes at Jonathan Fausto blog

Do Flowers Have Eyes. Several lines of recent research suggest that plants are capable of vision—and may even possess something akin to an eye, albeit a very simple one. How do plants steer toward the light? What are eyes, if not light collectors that send. Just as we have photoreceptors in our eyes, they have. Pollinators have eyes, and so do we. The obvious answer is that, like us, they see light. Of course, a century ago we were decades away from discovering pigments such as phytochrome and cryptochrome, both of which inform plants about light conditions in their environment. They base this hypothesis on papers written over a century ago that suggest plants have ocelli (“little eyes”) as a way of sensing light. Baluška—who describes himself as a plant physiologist turned cell biologist—has long contended that plants have some kind of vision. They have eyes the size of molecules.

They base this hypothesis on papers written over a century ago that suggest plants have ocelli (“little eyes”) as a way of sensing light. Pollinators have eyes, and so do we. They have eyes the size of molecules. Just as we have photoreceptors in our eyes, they have. The obvious answer is that, like us, they see light. Several lines of recent research suggest that plants are capable of vision—and may even possess something akin to an eye, albeit a very simple one. Of course, a century ago we were decades away from discovering pigments such as phytochrome and cryptochrome, both of which inform plants about light conditions in their environment. What are eyes, if not light collectors that send. How do plants steer toward the light? Baluška—who describes himself as a plant physiologist turned cell biologist—has long contended that plants have some kind of vision.

Flower Eyes by Emily Scherz Flower portrait photography, Eye

Do Flowers Have Eyes Baluška—who describes himself as a plant physiologist turned cell biologist—has long contended that plants have some kind of vision. What are eyes, if not light collectors that send. Baluška—who describes himself as a plant physiologist turned cell biologist—has long contended that plants have some kind of vision. Pollinators have eyes, and so do we. They base this hypothesis on papers written over a century ago that suggest plants have ocelli (“little eyes”) as a way of sensing light. How do plants steer toward the light? Of course, a century ago we were decades away from discovering pigments such as phytochrome and cryptochrome, both of which inform plants about light conditions in their environment. Several lines of recent research suggest that plants are capable of vision—and may even possess something akin to an eye, albeit a very simple one. Just as we have photoreceptors in our eyes, they have. The obvious answer is that, like us, they see light. They have eyes the size of molecules.