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From: John Clark <>
Subject: Frozen to minus 100F and then walk away
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 10:59:40 -0500
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The Alaskan Upis beetle freezes at 18 degrees F, but if you continue to cool it 
down all the way down to to minus 100 degrees F (-73C) and then warm it up again
the beetle wakes up and walks away apparently unharmed. The insect accomplishes
this miracle not with an antifreeze protein as Arctic fish do but with a 
sugar-fatty acid complex called "xylomannan".

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/19/science/19creatures.html

 John K Clark






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