Sentences with phrase «potential chemical warfare»

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The large size of the colonies also provides safety in numbers, and may even allow the worms to engage in chemical warfare with potential predators through the collective production of dimethylsulphoniopropionate.

While plants» only defense mechanism may be to wage chemical warfare on their predators, our cells have evolved over millions of years to capitalize on the situation, turning potential poisons into anticancer potions.

''... researchers have created assemblies of nanowires that show potential in applications such as armor, flame - retardant fabric, bacteria filters, oil cracking, controlled drug release, decomposition of pollutants and chemical warfare agents.»