#Ancient gene family protects algae from salt and cold in an Antarctic lake
“#Ancient gene family protects algae from salt and cold in an Antarctic lake” Foreground: the ice-covered, hypersaline Lake Bonney on Antarctica. Background: Taylor Glacier. Credit: Rachael Morgan-Kiss Glycerol, used in the past as antifreeze for cars, is produced by a range of organisms from yeasts to vertebrates, some of which use it as an osmoprotectant—a…