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Do Plants Get Drunk. Plants produce ethanol when deprived of water, so a team from the riken centre for sustainable resource science in japan reasoned it would protect them from future drought. As it turns out, getting plants drunk can actually be a good thing. Are you wondering whether plants can get drunk? According to canadian botanist michael shaw, the answer is no. But new research says it may not be so simple. No, plants cannot get drunk. The feeling of drunkenness is a result of the way alcohol affects the brain, and plants don't have brains. It’s ok, you can admit it. Getting plants ‘drunk’ insulates them against drought, according to new research. New research from japan's riken center for sustainable resource science shows that plants soaked in ethanol — the compound found in alcoholic beverages — are better suited against droughts. While they produce alcohol as a metabolic byproduct, they lack the neurological system necessary to experience intoxication. There’s natural alcohol even in freshwater algae in antarctica (the chloromonas sp.) and in the bark of the tamarind tree (tamarindus indica).

As it turns out, getting plants drunk can actually be a good thing. Getting plants ‘drunk’ insulates them against drought, according to new research. But new research says it may not be so simple. The feeling of drunkenness is a result of the way alcohol affects the brain, and plants don't have brains. According to canadian botanist michael shaw, the answer is no. New research from japan's riken center for sustainable resource science shows that plants soaked in ethanol — the compound found in alcoholic beverages — are better suited against droughts. It’s ok, you can admit it. While they produce alcohol as a metabolic byproduct, they lack the neurological system necessary to experience intoxication. Are you wondering whether plants can get drunk? There’s natural alcohol even in freshwater algae in antarctica (the chloromonas sp.) and in the bark of the tamarind tree (tamarindus indica).

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Do Plants Get Drunk According to canadian botanist michael shaw, the answer is no. Plants produce ethanol when deprived of water, so a team from the riken centre for sustainable resource science in japan reasoned it would protect them from future drought. New research from japan's riken center for sustainable resource science shows that plants soaked in ethanol — the compound found in alcoholic beverages — are better suited against droughts. There’s natural alcohol even in freshwater algae in antarctica (the chloromonas sp.) and in the bark of the tamarind tree (tamarindus indica). As it turns out, getting plants drunk can actually be a good thing. Getting plants ‘drunk’ insulates them against drought, according to new research. While they produce alcohol as a metabolic byproduct, they lack the neurological system necessary to experience intoxication. Are you wondering whether plants can get drunk? According to canadian botanist michael shaw, the answer is no. But new research says it may not be so simple. It’s ok, you can admit it. No, plants cannot get drunk. The feeling of drunkenness is a result of the way alcohol affects the brain, and plants don't have brains.