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Nature Chemistry (19 September 2008) | doi:10.1038/nchem.66
Antifreeze proteins: Put on ice
Abstract
Antifreeze proteins (AFPs) that occur in creatures such as Antarctic fish, moths and snow fleas — and are added to ice cream — are known to inhibit the growth of ice crystals. They work through a non-colligative method, unlike the ethylene-glycol-based antifreezes commonly used to clear car windscreens on a cold winter morning.
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