31 pointsby rbanffya year ago3 comments
  • brileea year 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.

  • fred69a year ago
    Summary: biology uses chemical signalling. Signals can be used for multiple purposes by different critters.
  • lukas099a year ago
    I'd say dihydrogen monoxide is pretty obviously a keystone chemical.
    • swagasaurus-rexa year 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.