http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/what-do-scientists-know.html Science Blog from Freelance Science Writer David Bradley Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:14:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/what-do-scientists-know.html/comment-page-1#comment-197555 David Bradley Fri, 16 Nov 2007 09:55:20 +0000 http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/what-do-scientists-know.html#comment-197555 I've written about the antifreeze proteins that Arctic fish have to stop themselves from freezing to death in the winter, but don't think I'd heard about these frozen frogs before. No doubt someone will be writing a grant application right now that talks about diabetes, sugar, and diet with regard to finding frog genes/proteins linked to this behaviour. I’ve written about the antifreeze proteins that Arctic fish have to stop themselves from freezing to death in the winter, but don’t think I’d heard about these frozen frogs before. No doubt someone will be writing a grant application right now that talks about diabetes, sugar, and diet with regard to finding frog genes/proteins linked to this behaviour.

]]> http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/what-do-scientists-know.html/comment-page-1#comment-196744 Jeff Davis Fri, 16 Nov 2007 01:59:39 +0000 http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/what-do-scientists-know.html#comment-196744 Do YOU know anything about this one? I came across this story today (link at the end of this comment) about a frog in Alaska that freezes solid in the winter and miraculously hops around come spring. The story says the frog somehow dehydrates its cells before winter, which is why it doesn't die. Here's an excerpt: "There are many researchers studying this and other amphibians, trying to determine how it can flood its body full of glucose and not suffer the ill effects of that, which we see in humans.” Do you have any insight on this? Have you heard about it before? http://frogmatters.wordpress.com/2007/11/15/why-frogs-matter-6-frog-popsicles-and-diabetes-research/ Do YOU know anything about this one? I came across this story today (link at the end of this comment) about a frog in Alaska that freezes solid in the winter and miraculously hops around come spring. The story says the frog somehow dehydrates its cells before winter, which is why it doesn’t die. Here’s an excerpt: “There are many researchers studying this and other amphibians, trying to determine how it can flood its body full of glucose and not suffer the ill effects of that, which we see in humans.” Do you have any insight on this? Have you heard about it before? http://frogmatters.wordpress.com/2007/11/15/why-frogs-matter-6-frog-popsicles-and-diabetes-research/

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