This Alaskan Frog Can Survive Getting Frozen And Thawed

Sarah Zhang, Gizmodo
Thu, 04/24/2014 - 6:20am

While human cryogenics is still in its pie-in-the-sky, butt-of-the-joke phase, a frog that lives in Alaska's subzero temperatures can pull off a surprisingly similar feat. Scientists have now documented the wood frog surviving through its longest and coldest states ever. This frog could someday hold the key to preserving organs for transplant and maybe just maybe even human cryogenics.

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