The flowering shrub Tidestromia oblongifolia can still photosynthesise in 50掳C (120掳F) conditions Karine Prado/Carnegie Science
A flowering shrub in California鈥檚 Death Valley is one of the most heat-tolerant plants known to science and could hold clues for engineering crops that can cope with rising temperatures.
Most agricultural crops are unable to withstand temperatures above 35掳C (95掳F), meaning our food sources could be affected as climate change worsens.
at Michigan State University and her colleagues wondered whether crops could be made more heat-resilient by incorporating traits from those that naturally like hot conditions.
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