A new kind of cold sensor
May 06, 2026
May 06, 2026
ITHACA, New York, May 6 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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A new kind of cold sensor
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All life forms need to continuously adapt to temperature changes to survive. Now, Weill Cornell Medicine investigators studying a bacterial protein have identified a new mechanism of sensing cold temperatures.
The finding points to the possibility that this same type of mechanism exists in other organisms, including humans, a . . .
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A new kind of cold sensor
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All life forms need to continuously adapt to temperature changes to survive. Now, Weill Cornell Medicine investigators studying a bacterial protein have identified a new mechanism of sensing cold temperatures.
The finding points to the possibility that this same type of mechanism exists in other organisms, including humans, a . . .