Sub-Zero Squirrels

DesertFalcon writes "There's a Wired article about squirrels in the Arctic whose body temperatures drop below freezing when they hibernate. Scientists have the goal of applying this to humans in the long run. Could this be the answer to problems with long-distance space travel?" We had a previous story on this.

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Cuddly friends

[rhs98]

"Barnes' research may do little to enhance human-squirrel relations, however, since it involves luring the squirrel into a cage and then whisking it off to the operating table where its abdominal cavity is cut open and a data logger inserted."

They love to state the obvious.
Also, what happens to the data logger?

"Barnes said that the squirrels are not bothered by the procedure"

I'd be bothered if some massive stranger came over, offered me food, didn't give it and put me in a cage. Let alone then operating on me!
Wonder if the dataloggers Microsoft Windows CE powered...