31 pointsby rbanffy6 months ago3 comments
  • brilee6 months 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.

  • fred696 months ago
    Summary: biology uses chemical signalling. Signals can be used for multiple purposes by different critters.
  • lukas0996 months ago
    I'd say dihydrogen monoxide is pretty obviously a keystone chemical.
    • swagasaurus-rex6 months 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.