327: Freezing and Anti-Freezing With Bacteria
Feb 06, 2025•52 min•Ep. 327
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Episode description
TWiM explains the remarkable abilities of bacterial ice nucleating proteins to promote freezing of water, and cryoprotective proteins produced by worm microbiomes that prevent freezing.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Michael Schmidt, Petra Levin and Michele Swanson.
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Links for this episode- Worm microbiomes produce crytoprotective proteins (Sci Adv)
- Biological antifreeze in Antarctic fishes (Sciece)
- Enhancement of bacterial ice nucleators (PNAS)
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