plants want to be rigid and upright

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An example of anthropomorphism in science journalism:

"Plants, in general, don't want to be degraded, they want to stay rigid and upright so fractionating is difficult."

Andy West

Andy West (chief chemist at Bio-Sep) was quoted in Vanessa Zainzinger (2023) Transforming sawdust with ultrasound, Chemistry World.

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