Researchers find a new bacterium that helps turn water into ice

Researchers find a new bacterium that helps turn water into ice 08/15/2017 06:58 PM EDT Scientists first discovered that bacteria can "nucleate" ice--arranging water molecules in a way that makes it easy for them to bond and form ice crystals--in the 1970s. All icenucleating bacteria discovered since possess a version of the same protein. But a Virginia Tech team has now found a new bacterium that does not encode a version of that well-known ice nucleating protein; it uses a different method, secreting a large molecule into its environment. Full story at https://vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2017/08/cals-ice.html Source Virginia Tech This is an NSF News From the Field item.   Follow NSF:  This email was sent using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: National Science Foundation Update · 4201 Wilson Boulevard · Arlington, VA 22230 · 703-292-5111