A team of marine biologists affiliated with multiple institutions in Italy has found that some marine worms are able to survive in cold polar waters thanks to symbiotic bacteria that produce antifreeze-like proteins.
Bacteria found to produce proteins that act like antifreeze, helping marine worms survive in polar waters retrieved 25 June 2024 from https://phys.org/news/2024-06-bacteria-proteins-antifreeze-marine-worms.html
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