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THE LIFEBLOOD OF LEAVES: VEIN NETWORKS CONTROL PLANT PATTERNS

By: Shelley Littin
Date: November 16, 2010
photosynthesisRocky Mountain Biological LaboratoryUniversity of ArizonaColorado

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The following information was released by the University of Arizona: By Shelley Littin, NASA Space Grant intern, University Communications, November 16, 2010 New University of Arizona research indicates that leaf vein patterns correlate with functions such as carbon intake and water use - knowledge

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