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A Common Fungus Helps Water Freeze at Warmer Temperatures

A Common Fungus Helps Water Freeze at Warmer Temperatures

Fusarium mold

What they found

The fungus Fusarium acuminatum triggers ice formation more efficiently than dust, which could help with food preservation and cloud seeding.

The fungus Fusarium acuminatum triggers ice formation more efficiently than dust, which could help with food preservation and cloud seeding.

How solid is it?

Lab dish

Lab dish

Lab – chemical analysis

Lab – chemical analysis

Evidence ladder: Lab dish → Animal → Early human → Strong human. Reviews summarize earlier research.

At a glance

Latin name

Fusarium acuminatum

Fusarium acuminatum

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Fungi, water, and the weather

Fungi, water, and the weather

As it ran in Shroom Scan

Ice Ice Baby

Ice Ice Baby

A new study funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation found that the fungus Fusarium acuminatum has a unique ability to facilitate water freezing into ice at temperatures where water usually remains liquid. These fungal ice-nucleators are more efficient than non-living sources like dust in triggering ice crystallization. This groundbreaking research opens up possibilities for practical applications in areas like food preservation and cloud seeding…

A new study funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation found that the fungus Fusarium acuminatum has a unique ability to facilitate water freezing into ice at temperatures where water usually remains liquid. These fungal ice-nucleators are more efficient than non-living sources like dust in triggering ice crystallization. This groundbreaking research opens up possibilities for practical applications in areas like food preservation and cloud seeding…

Fungi influence ice formation in groundbreaking study

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