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Social Insects, Biting Bugs and a Potted History of Honey

The Naked Scientists Podcast

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The Naked Scientists' Discovery of Resilin

Australian scientists have found a protein that could be used to cure bad back. Snow fleas live on snow and they don't freeze so researchers purify them with an antifreeze-like protein. Scientists hope it will help organ transplants survive longer in freezing conditions.

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