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Broadcast in June 2015 Carnivorous plants prey on insects and other creatures. Currently, about 600 species of these plants have been found, and they grow all over the world. However, all of the places where they grow are poor in nutrients. Carnivorous plants have evolved to be able to survive in such places. The mechanism by which these carnivorous plants catch insects and the path of their evolution are still largely mysterious. However, in recent years, research on the genetic level of these carnivorous plants has progressed, and these mysteries are about to be unraveled. [Main interviewees] Minoru Ueda (Graduate School of Tohoku University) Kaoruko Kurata (Yokohama National University) Hirofumi Doi (Hyogo Prefectural Flower Center) Mitsuyasu Hasebe (National Institute for Basic Biology) ************************************************************************************ <Galileo X program website> https://www.web-wac.co.jp/program/gal... #carnivorousplants #pitcherplant #venetrius