UPR takes you back into the tropics on our second episode of Secret Beyond the seed, a series investigating why there is such an amazing diversity of chemicals that have evolved in plants. Journeying to a remote island in Panama, UPR’s science reporter Colleen Meidt and news director Sheri Quinn are documenting the quest of these scientists from Utah State University and other institutions.

We visited the captivating tropical forest of Panama's Barro Colorado Island to learn about USU research into the astounding diversity of chemicals plants produce.