“YOU MIGHT BE SURPRISED TO LEARN THAT THESE PLANTS HAVE SENSES. THAT THIS TREE KNOWS THAT MY SHIRT IS BLUE BECAUSE IT SEES IT, THAT THE GRASS UNDER MY FEET KNOWS I'M STANDING ON IT BECAUSE IT FEELS MY WEIGHT, AND THAT BUSH OVER THERE KNOWS IT'S NEIGHBORING BUSH IS SICK BECAUSE IT SMELLS IT.”; ~ PROFESSOR DANIEL CHAMOVITZ, UNIVERSITY OF TEL AVIV