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Antarctic Worms Have an Amazing Secret For Surviving Deadly Icy Water


When you're trying to survive in the freezing wilderness of Antarctica, you need all the help you can get – and it seems that some marine worms stay alive by forming relationships with bacteria that produce a sort of natural antifreeze.

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