Abstract
Many classical biologists working in Antarctica have 'gone molecular' to study the physiological basis for life on or below the ice. Investigating the remarkable adaptations of specific cells, organelles and molecules to this extreme environment can provide new perspectives on the processes studied in conventional experimental organisms.
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We thank S. Munro, G. Schiavo, D. Ng, N. Collie, J.-C. Roeper, J. Young, J. Rosenthal and M. Gebhardt for critically reading the manuscript, and A. Stuart and M. Lindsay for the electron micrograph. K.R. was funded by a Wellcome Trust Senior Fellowship (042216). Work in T.M.'s lab was funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council. We thank the National Science Foundation and British Antarctic Survey for supporting our research.
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Römisch, K., Matheson, T. Cell biology in the Antarctic: studying life in the freezer. Nat Cell Biol 5, 3–6 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncb0103-3
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