Why Does Caffeine Exist?

S6 · E47July 28, 202211m

Today, billions of people around the world start their day with caffeine. But how and why did the ability to produce this molecule independently evolve in multiple, distantly-related lineages of flowering plants, again and again?

Stars: Kallie MooreBlake de PastinoMichelle Barboza-Ramirez

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Kallie Moore

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Blake de Pastino

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Michelle Barboza-Ramirez

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Series: Eons
Season: Season 2022
Episode: 47
Air date: July 28, 2022
Runtime: 11m

Why Does Caffeine Exist?

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Why Does Caffeine Exist?

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