Thursday, March 12, 2009

Antarctic Antifreeze Worms

Sometimes when I read about other people's research I think that my own research is pretty boring. I read recently about two researchers from BYU who study worms in Antarctica. These worms produce their own kind of antifreeze when it gets really cold. They can also dry themselves out and hibernate. When they encounter water again, they become active again.

Go bizarre animals of the world!

Check out the story:
http://byunews.byu.edu/archive09-FEB-antarctica.aspx

2 comments:

ferskner said...

In my opinion, this is more proof that worms are tools of the adversary. I hate 'em!

Kirsten said...

if only I could be like those worms.