Research on the fungus Fusarium acuminatum, led by Valeria Molinero and Konrad Meister, has lifted the lid on this process. These proteins not only promote ice formation, but also have the unique ability to stop it more effectively than their counterparts in various life forms.
Study reveals the fascinating world of these fungal freezing ‘catalysts’. While the exact reason why fungi have such “power” remains a mystery, researchers think it may be a key player in the organism’s survival strategy, or perhaps part of its own freezing defense system.
These fungal masters could pave the way for advances in food freezing, snowmaking, cloud formation, and even cryogenic freezing of cells.
Source: Ferra
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