Do Plants Get Cancer?

Have you ever seen a tree with a big, twisted knot growing out of it? That’s just one way that plants can show signs of cancer. Quick Questions explains. Hosted by: Hank Green ---------- Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover your torso and hold your liquids? Check out our awesome products over at DFTBA Records: http://dftba.com/scishow Or help support us by becoming our patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: http://scishow.tumblr.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow Sources: http://www.nature.com/nrc/journal/v10/n11/full/nrc2942.html http://www.huntington.org/uploadedFiles/Files/PDFs/GIB-DoPlantsGetCancer.pdf http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/16/science/can-plants-get-cancer.html http://www.popsci.com/article/science/ask-anything-do-plants-get-cancer http://forest.mtu.edu/research/hwbuck/hardwood_defects/galls.html Annotations Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow How do fingerprints form?: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZL7OpFq0fw Why we age and how do we stop it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqCo-McgHLw Merch: http://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow