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MANY amino-acids in crystalline form have been shown to act as efficient ice nuclei1–4. Schaefer5 observed the nucleation of ice at a multitude of points on a protein monolayer at a temperature very close to 0° C and suggested that such a monolayer may be a very efficient ice nucleus.
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PATERSON, M., SPILLANE, K. The Oceans as a Source of Ice Nuclei. Nature 218, 864–865 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/218864a0
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