SCIENCESCIENTIFIC AMERICAN
Newly discovered carnivorous plant is as deceptive as it is deadly
Scientists have confirmed Charles Darwin's 1875 prediction that some members of the Saxifraga genus are carnivorous. The newly discovered plant is both deceptive and deadly, validating Darwin's hypothesis.
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