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Plants must distinguish between warmth that can be used for growth and heat from which they need to protect themselves. How they make that distinction has become a central problem in the study of plant temperature responses.

The field has explained much about how cells survive high temperature through the heat shock response but less about how plants distinguish one thermal range from the next. Both warmth and heat stress alter lipid composition, protein mobility, and local membrane properties at the cell surface, making the membrane a likely site for this earliest interpretation of temperature.

In a new Science study, researchers report that the receptor kinase FERONIA is an early thermoresponsive component of the plasma membrane and has roles in both warmth-induced growth and heat protection.

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Researchers identify a key gatekeeper of cartilage health that goes awry in osteoarthritis, a Review highlights how cell nutrition is emerging as a pillar of fitness for unconventional T cells, and more.

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Brazil’s ‘rolling stone reefs’ teem with hidden diversity, DNA reveals Vast offshore habitats face threats including mining, trawling, and drilling for oil

Until leaving the nest, jumping spiders suckle spider milk from their moms, according to a 2018 Science study.

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