29 pointsby rbanffy3 days ago3 comments
  • brilee3 days ago
    Pretty cool result with lots of experimental evidence.

    Another purely speculative example - Geosmin is the human-recognizable indicator of rain, and given how intensely sensitive we are to this molecule, I wouldn't be surprised if many ecosystem participants also sniff for this molecule.

  • fred692 days ago
    Summary: biology uses chemical signalling. Signals can be used for multiple purposes by different critters.
  • lukas0993 days ago
    I'd say dihydrogen monoxide is pretty obviously a keystone chemical.
    • swagasaurus-rex2 days ago
      Its crazy how they put it in everything. The EPA and the FDA should work together to ban it, but good luck approving that with our current administration.