Nature, Published online: 01 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01809-w
High temperatures make cell membranes weak and leaky. Rice plants rapidly counteract this effect by adjusting membrane lipid content, enabling them to resist heatwaves.Plant membranes shuffle lipids around to stay firm under heat stress
Nature, Published online: 01 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01809-wHigh temperatures make cell membranes weak and leaky. Rice plants rapidly counteract this effect by adjusting membrane lipid content, enabling them to resist heatwaves.