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Compartmentalization of Decay in Trees

Animals heal, but trees compartmentalize. They endure a lifetime of injury and infection by setting boundaries that resist the spread of the invading microorganisms

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 252 Issue 4This article was originally published with the title “Compartmentalization of Decay in Trees” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 252 No. 4 (), p. 96
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0485-96