Ice Worms And Frozen Rat Ovaries

Posted by timothy on Monday January 28, 2002 @10:41AM from the not-kept-in-the-same-freezer dept.

Murf-Dawg writes: "I found this article about 'ice worms' by linking from some information on a National Geographic Channel site. Seems like an x-files plot almost... Ice Worms that live in glaciers right around (and below apparently) freezing... Anybody know anything about them? I can't believe anything can live that cold . They say the research could help with organ and tissue storage." And on a related note, Egonis writes "In a world first, researchers in Canada have successfully transplanted the frozen ovaries and Fallopian tubes of rats, raising the possibility donor hearts and kidneys could also be preserved in suspended animation for years."

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Now we know!! by Unknown+Poltroon · 2002-01-28 11:21 · Score: 0, Offtopic

I always wondered what these ate!! http://nac.tamu.edu/x075bb/discover/fool95.html

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