How do fish survive in the freezing waters around Antarctica? The water temperature (–1.9°C) is below the freezing point of their blood!
The key to their survival, in this hostile icy marine environment, resides in their capacity to produce a specific type of biological antifreeze.
In this talk, Associate Professor Clive Evans of the University of Auckland will describe where this molecule is made in Antarctic fish. He will show how it works, together with another less well known molecule, to stop fish from freezing. He will also broach some possible commercial applications of fish antifreeze molecules.
Clive will provide an overview of the Antarctic marine environment and summarize the challenges it presents for its endemic fishes.
Venue: MacGregor Seminar Room, Old Biology Building (building 106), 3 Symonds Street, University of Auckland, Auckland
For more information about the event, and to book, please visit: https://royalsociety.org.nz/events/natural-antifreeze-in-their-blood-how-antarctic-fish-survive/
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