Genes that let creepy-crawlies survive a deep freeze

Tuesday, July 21, 2009 - 07:49 in Biology & Nature

Arctic springtails (Megaphorura arctica) survive freezing temperatures by dehydrating themselves before the coldest weather sets in. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Genomics have identified a suite of genes involved in controlling this extreme survival mechanism...

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