Popular Science Magazine

As a contributing writer for the November 2001 issue of this internationally circulated magazine, I was asked to research and write a news brief on the development and potential applications of a synthetic version of the natural anti-freeze protein that allows certain fish to survive in subfreezing waters. The result was, The War Against Freezer Burn.

"How would you like to walk out onto your snow-covered lawn and pick a fresh raspberry off a bush? Or even keep a spare kidney in your freezer in case you need an emergency transplant? Thanks to chemist Robert Ben and his team of researchers at the State University of New York at Binghamton, it might happen."

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