Crystal Images (IMAGE)

Ohio University

Crystal Images

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A crystal of ice protected by anti-freeze proteins, can withstand cooling (left) and melting (right). In contrast, ice that grows quickly in a snowflake formation in cold temperatures (middle), is not protected and melts quickly in warm temperatures (right).

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Ido Braslavsky, Ohio University

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