Plants 'Recognize' Their Siblings

An anonymous reader writes to tell us that according to a recent study, Biologists have found that plants are able to recognize their own relatives. "Researchers at McMaster University have found that plants get fiercely competitive when forced to share their pot with strangers of the same species, but they're accommodating when potted with their siblings. [...] Though they lack cognition and memory, the study shows plants are capable of complex social behaviours such as altruism towards relatives, says Dudley. Like humans, the most interesting behaviours occur beneath the surface."

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[somersault]

Err.. by definition, anthropomorphicising something is making it 'human'. So you don't need to anthropomorphicise humans since they are human. Just because you consider us to be animals doesn't make any difference.. it's like saying "should we felinicise [just made that word up, obviously] cats?". "Anthropomorphic: Having human form or attributes" (one of the definitions when I entered define:anthropomorphic into google)

Humans as well

[GodfatherofSoul]

I NEVER shared my pot with my sister, big stupidhead.