Survival of bacteria in Antarctica

Subject: Survival of bacteria in Antarctica

Date: Thu Aug 3 16:00:42 2000
Posted by Jo
Grade level: grad (science) School: No school entered.
City: Toronto State/Province: Ontario Country: Canada
Area of science: Microbiology
ID: 965332842.Mi

Message:


I would think most cells would freeze at sub-zero temperatures. How is it 
then that living bacteria could be found in Antarctica. Even with solutes 
in the cytoplasm, they must have something else that allows the cell to 
live at such low temperatures.
Tha

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