Ep. 3: Dr. Brent Sinclair: Insect Cold Tolerance (Pt. 2) - a podcast by 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/tfX570tQooE

Toxopeus, 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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