Green | August 17, 2008 | 0 comments

Chile peppers' spice is a built-in pesticide

source: http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-sci-peppers16-2008aug16,0,5088878.story

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Study finds that the fruits developed their kick to ward off microbial invaders; the greater the danger, the more pungent the pepper.
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