# Plants feel the heat: How a protein 'thermometer' helps plants adapt to climate

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- Published: 2026-11-11T16:20:01+00:00
- Category: Science
- Original: https://phys.org/news/2026-11-protein-thermometer-climate.html
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/plants-feel-the-heat-how-a-protein-thermometer-helps-plants-adapt-to-c-80ba0e/

Plants continuously adapt to environmental changes, and temperature is a key signal for growth and flowering. How plant thermometers, or "thermosensors," work at the molecular level is not well understood.

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