Plants use memory for adaptation
A team of scientists researching adaptation in Arabidopsis (a group of plants related to mustard and cabbage), discovered that they can remember hot daytime temperatures and grow their stems during the following night in response.
By lengthening their stems, they lift their leaves further from the hot ground, preventing damage from excess heat. The plants can remember and respond to heat because of a specially designed program built inside them, involving multiple genes. Amazing evidence of intelligent design.
- Adam, D, Plants remember hot days gone by, pnas.org, 25 Mar 2022.
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