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  "textContent": "In August 1926, Jagadish Chandra Bose walked into an Oxford lecture hall carrying a snapdragon stem. He hooked it to one of his handmade instruments, told the audience they were watching the plant's heartbeat, and pointed to a tracing that rose and fell in rhythm. — Read the rest \n\nThe post The man who discovered microwaves measured a flower's heartbeat in 1926 appeared first on Boing Boing.",
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