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Understanding of anesthesia – Why consciousness is essential for life and not based on genes

František BaluškaIZMB, University of Bonn, Kirschalle, Bonn, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ken YokawaIZMB, University of Bonn, Kirschalle, Bonn, Germany
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Stefano MancusoDepartment of Plant, Soil and Environmental Science & LINV, University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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Keith BaverstockDepartment of Environmental Science, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, FinlandCorrespondence[email protected]
Article: e1238118 | Received 10 Jul 2015, Accepted 14 Sep 2016, Published online: 04 Nov 2016

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Anthony Trewavas, František Baluška, Stefano Mancuso & Paco Calvo. (2020) Consciousness Facilitates Plant Behavior. Trends in Plant Science 25:3, pages 216-217.
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Ken Yokawa, Tomoko Kagenishi & František Baluška. (2019) Anesthetics, Anesthesia, and Plants. Trends in Plant Science 24:1, pages 12-14.
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