Alaskan wood frogs survive freezing temperatures by entering states of suspended animation. They do this by undergoing a controlled body freeze, spreading glucose through their bodies, and shutting ...
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It defies logic, but frogs can freeze solid during winter, then thaw out and live again, and scientists now know how
Long before winter seals the forest under ice, certain frogs begin preparing for a transformation that defies basic biology. The wood frog (Rana sylvatica), along with a few treefrog species like the ...
Wood frogs (Rana sylvatica) exhibit an extraordinary capacity for freeze tolerance, an adaptation that enables survival despite the conversion of up to 65–70% of their total body water into ...
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