[CH] Well, we could have told them this! ;o)

peg wolfe (sundevilpeg@hotmail.com)
Thu, 26 Jul 2001 13:45:32 -0500

Researchers find hot chilies are for the birds

Two researchers working with a Tucson organization have found that
chilies are hot because they're for the birds. The research shows that
wild chilies use a chemical designed to drive off seed-eating mammals
without bothering birds, which help the chilies germinate. The results
of their study appear in today's issue of Nature magazine.

http://www.fantrax.com/i.cfm?DID=103264&UID=45904528&MID=158491


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