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Gravity sensing occurs at single plant cell level

Claim that plants can autonomously perceive and respond to gravity at the single cell level.

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Autonomous gravity perception and responses of single plant cells

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Gravitropic response enables Gravity perception and response in single plant cells

Evidence

Research on gravity perception and responses in individual plant cells.

Salmi ML et al. (2011). Autonomous gravity perception and responses of single plant cells.