Ice Worms And Frozen Rat Ovaries

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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Seen 'Em

[Perdo]

Yes, ice worms are real. They live between ice crystals on the surface of some glaciers. On summer evenings they come to the surface to feed on red algae and pollen grains. "Ice Worm Safaris" are conducted by forest service people on summer evenings at Portage Glacier. I have seen them on Matanuska glacier just north of Anchorage. Portage Glacier is just west of Anchorage.