The article discusses research indicating that many plant species can adapt to changing environmental conditions, specifically temperature variations. Scientists conducted experiments exposing various plant species to different temperature conditions and observed their responses.

Contrary to previous beliefs that plants cannot adapt to temperature changes, the study found that many plants exhibited adaptive responses, such as changes in flowering time and leaf shape. These findings suggest that plants may have more resilience to climate change than previously thought.

Editor’s Note: If plants can adapt to climate change, what do we need genetically modified organisms (GMOs) for? This article is important because understanding the mechanisms behind plant adaptation could have implications for agriculture and conservation efforts in the face of increasingly unpredictable weather.

By studying the adaptive capacities of plants, we can also understand the mechanism by which the human body can adapt to various diseases, among other challenges. It shows that plants, and by extension, humans, are not predetermined by their DNA [An entire field of study has been dedicated to understanding the impact of the environment on human development; read about Epigenetics to learn more].