Antarctic Notothenioid Fish Survival (IMAGE)

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau

Antarctic Notothenioid Fish Survival

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Special 'antifreeze' proteins in the blood of several Antarctic fish species bind to ice crystals and prevent the creatures from freezing. A new study finds that the proteins also allow the internal ice crystals to persist at temperatures that normally would melt them.

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Paul Cziko

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