EPISODE · Jul 14, 2020 · 37 MIN
Ep. 3: Dr. Brent Sinclair: Insect Cold Tolerance (Pt. 2)
from Talking Bugs · host Erfan Vafaie
In this second part, we learn about a recent publication exploring a new potential organism for studying freeze tolerance. Dr. Brent Sinclair is known for his research in low and high temperature tolerance of arthropods, such as fruit flies and crickets. Some insects can tolerate being completely frozen and thawing out alive, whereas others cannot. This is the second part of a two-part episode with Dr. Sinclair.Watch the video interview at: https://youtu.be/tfX570tQooEToxopeus, J., A.H. McKinnon, T. Štětina, K.F. Turnbull and B.J. Sinclair. 2019. Laboratory acclimation to autumn-like conditions induces freeze tolerance in the spring field cricket Gryllus veletis (Orthoptera: Gryllidae). J. Insect Physiol. 113:9–16.
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