Chili Peppers - Heated By Bugs SEATTLE, WA (KPLU) - If you enjoy a little spice in your food, you can thank not just the growers of chili peppers - but also a fungus that attacks those chilies. The spicy taste is how the plant defends its seeds, according to a Seattle researcher. KPLU science and health reporter Keith Seinfeld has the story:

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