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Ohio State scientist studies Antarctic insect that survives freezing and thawing

Aug. 27, 2014

For nearly a decade, David Denlinger has studied an insect smaller than his pinkie nail that lives thousands of miles away in one of the world’s most inaccessible areas. 

The Ohio State University entomologist and his colleagues have made six trips to the Antarctic Peninsula since 2004, weathering 20-foot waves and weeks away from home to study the Antarctic midge.

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