But we've also discovered, when it comes to plants, in plants, as much as we understand and are starting to understand their genomes, it is the ecosystem around them, it is the microbes that live in their root systems, that have just as much impact on the character of those plants as the metabolic pathways of the plants themselves.
Over planten hebben we ontdekt, net zoals we hun genomen beginnen te begrijpen, dat het het ecosysteem om hen heen is, dat het de micro-organismen zijn die in hun wortels leven, die net zoveel de eigenschappen van de plant bepalen als de metabole routes van de planten zelf.