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Cryobiology, like cryogenics and low-temperature physics, deals with phenomena at low temperatures, but differs from them in that most phenomena of biological interest occur above -150°C rather than near absolute zero. This quasi-existence of a biological “zero” at about 123°K arises from the fact that biological organisms contain 70% or more water, and it is only above -150°C that gross physical changes in the structure and properties of water occur [1].
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Mazur, P. (1964). Basic Problems in Cryobiology. In: Timmerhaus, K.D. (eds) Advances in Cryogenic Engineering. Advances in Cryogenic Engineering, vol 9. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-0525-6_4
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