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Roots Spiral for Survival

53:59–54:49 · 50s

Time-lapse imaging reveals rice roots tracing hidden helices—a behavior dubbed circumnutation—that keeps them from getting stuck and helps them anchor faster than mutant straight-growing varieties.

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