Understanding Plants - Part I: What a Plant Knows
https://www.coursera.org/learn/plantknows
For centuries we have collectively marveled at plant diversity and form—from Charles Darwin’s early fascination with stems and flowers to Seymour Krelborn’s distorted doting in Little Shop of Horrors. This course intends to present an intriguing and scientifically valid look at how plants themselves experience the world—from the colors they see to the sensations they feel. Highlighting the latest research in genetics and more, we will delve into the inner lives of plants and draw parallels with the human senses to reveal that we have much more in common with sunflowers and oak trees than we may realize. We’ll learn how plants know up from down, how they know when a neighbor has been infested by a group of hungry beetles, and whether they appreciate the music you’ve been playing for them or if they’re just deaf to the sounds around them. We’ll explore definitions of memory and consciousness as they relate to plants in asking whether we can say that plants might even be aware of their su
Categoria: Health
Subcategoria: Basic Science
Tipo de Curso: Course
Habilidades: Plant Biology,Genetics,Cell Biology,Plant,
Idioma: English
Subtitulos: Arabic, French, Portuguese (European), Italian, Catalan, Portuguese (Brazilian), Vietnamese, German, Russian, English, Hebrew, Spanish, Romanian
Rating: 4.8stars
Vistas: 1.721
Sitio Web: Coursera
Duracion: Approx. 11 hours to complete
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